Death of Wellington - Christopher Boone

The aberrant death of Wellington is the pivotal event that acted as a catalyst and developed Christopher Boone as an individual. Not only does this fundamental event inaugurate the novel, it initiates the growth of Christopher's character. He attempts to uncover the person who murdered Wellington by doing an assortment of detective work. This crucial event widens Christopher's outlook on the world, elevates his independence and lastly, it formulates Christopher to write a murder mystery novel; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.

Christopher commences detective work on the case he made up for the murderer of Wellington. He confronts people in his neighborhood who might have known anything regarding the death of Wellington; this is a true test for him as he abhors social interactions. Christopher has an abundant amount of conversations with strangers; developing his communication skills and the liking to be around other individuals. Christopher's autism makes social interactions extremely difficult and uncomfortable, so talking to his neighbors about the death of Wellington forces him to go outside of the his personal bubble. This truly works, as Christopher exerts his newly applied communication attributes throughout the novel.

Furthermore, the death of Wellington sparked a will of independence in Christopher; he strives to be more self-sufficient and sovereign himself. Christopher decides to take care of himself and wants to be more self-reliant. He insurgents himself against his father's rules; he does not listen to him and continues to do detective work despite his father telling him to stop. Moreover, Christopher fantasizes about doing anything in which he is satisfied in life with. This makes him think of going to college and becoming an astronaut.

In addition, the event of Wellington's death has helped Christopher explain the disappearance of his mother and has assisted in finding her location. He had found letters that his father had been keeping away from him, as his mother and he had a divorce. Confronting his father with all of the facts, his father confesses about keeping him away from his mother and pleading guilty to killing Wellington. Solving the mystery of Wellington's death aggrandized Christopher confidence. Without this event, Christopher would have never found the letters his mom had written for him or where she lived. Christopher goes as far as going to see his mother in London, subsequently leaving his father. He makes it to London securely and eventually finds his mother; showing his new found bravery and independence.

Taken as a whole, the death of Wellington has broadened Christopher's individuality. This event has had him be more independent, brave, self-reliant, courageous and lastly has assisted in finding his mother. With the newly acquired confidence, Christopher is planning to take an A-level exam in math and then attend a university