Throughout the course of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime , Mark Haddon tells the story of Christopher Boone, a 15 year old boy investigating the murder of his neighbours dog, Wellington. This novel about becoming independent shows us that no matter how much dependence we have on other people, we can do whatever we put our minds to. Christopher’s mental disabilities made him feel very dependent on his Father and the other adults in his life. Christopher was also very dependent on himself and all his systems. Through his journey of discovering who killed Wellington, Christopher discovers that he doesn’t need to be dependent on people.

How did Christopher’s decision to find out who killed Wellington impact his life? Throughout his journey of finding out who killed the dog, Christopher not only learns how to became independent and to not depend on his family so much.

A young boy leaving his home, becoming independent
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