The foreshadowing in this novel was quite easy to pick out in the beginning of this story. Christopher’s type of autism causes him to have an obsession with what he has an interest in. The foreshadowing was shown through when Christopher was starting his investigation of Wellington, the murdered dog. As he started getting close to finding some possible suspects, his father had no resistance of shutting down Christopher’s operation. “Stay out of peoples business. Last and final time I will say this to you Christopher,” Firmly stated Christopher’s father. Christopher didn’t end up listening and continued to search for answers around the neighborhood. After telling his father he had spoken to a neighbor of the name Mrs. Alexander he went ballistic.
