Mr. Boone- The Brave Man
What would you do if your mom abandoned you? The novel the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon, Mr. Boone had shown how much he cared about his autistic son Christopher. He never gave up on trying getting him back, unlike his mother who just left and never came back. Mr. Boone is definitely the better parent, his failings are completely understandable and there is never a doubt about his love for and commitment to his son. All of this ultimately allows Christopher to overcome his disability to achieve his goals. Even though Mr. Boone has always been there for Christopher, he does have his imperfections. Mr. Boone had done many terrible things and had told many lies to Christopher. He was never supportive of the fact that Christopher was trying to solve the mystery of the murdered dog. He also prevented Christopher from writing his book and hid it from him. Mr. Boone was constantly cursing and getting angry at Christopher for talking to Mrs. Alexander. “Then he said ‘Holy fucking Jesus, Christopher. How stupid are you?’...’don’t give me that bollocks, you little shit. You knew exactly what you were bloody doing. I’ve read the book, remember?”’ (81) Then he had grabbed hold of Christopher’s arm and hits him. …show more content…
Boone had made was killing Wellington because he was jealous that Mrs. Shears cares about Wellington than him and Christopher. “He said, ‘I killed Wellington, Christopher’” (120.) Mr. Boone had also lied to Christopher about his mother’s death. He has told Christopher that his mother has died because of a heart attack, but when Christopher was looking for his book that Mr. Boone had hid; he had found many letters that his mother sent to Christopher throughout the years, but his father had hid it from
What would you do if your mom abandoned you? The novel the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon, Mr. Boone had shown how much he cared about his autistic son Christopher. He never gave up on trying getting him back, unlike his mother who just left and never came back. Mr. Boone is definitely the better parent, his failings are completely understandable and there is never a doubt about his love for and commitment to his son. All of this ultimately allows Christopher to overcome his disability to achieve his goals. Even though Mr. Boone has always been there for Christopher, he does have his imperfections. Mr. Boone had done many terrible things and had told many lies to Christopher. He was never supportive of the fact that Christopher was trying to solve the mystery of the murdered dog. He also prevented Christopher from writing his book and hid it from him. Mr. Boone was constantly cursing and getting angry at Christopher for talking to Mrs. Alexander. “Then he said ‘Holy fucking Jesus, Christopher. How stupid are you?’...’don’t give me that bollocks, you little shit. You knew exactly what you were bloody doing. I’ve read the book, remember?”’ (81) Then he had grabbed hold of Christopher’s arm and hits him. …show more content…
Boone had made was killing Wellington because he was jealous that Mrs. Shears cares about Wellington than him and Christopher. “He said, ‘I killed Wellington, Christopher’” (120.) Mr. Boone had also lied to Christopher about his mother’s death. He has told Christopher that his mother has died because of a heart attack, but when Christopher was looking for his book that Mr. Boone had hid; he had found many letters that his mother sent to Christopher throughout the years, but his father had hid it from