![]() ![]() ![]() He starts asking around the neighborhood to see if anyone knows anything about the dog's death. So, in response, Christopher thinks of all kinds of ways to interpret his father's demand as specifically as possible… so he can still do all of his detective work while somehow not disobeying him. ![]() Eventually, his father comes to get him, and tells Christopher to not investigate the dog's death any further. Shears, finds him with her (now-dead) dog, calls the police, and Christopher has to spend a few hours in a jail cell. He is, however, tremendously good at math and more logic-based skills (like writing a crazily-detailed daily schedule, or drawing intricate maps of places he's only visited once).Ĭhristopher's neighbor, Mrs. Anyway, Christopher wonders who killed it, and decides to write a book in which he tries to figure it out, like a murder mystery novel.Ĭhristopher has a disability – unspecified in the book, but which has been compared with an autism spectrum disorder called Asperger syndrome – that makes it difficult for him to understand social norms like body language and other forms of human interaction. Eek – we're off to an interesting start, that's for sure. One night, Christopher Boone finds his neighbor's dog dead in her front yard, with a pitchfork sticking out of it. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Summary ![]()
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