Christopher discovers the neighbour’s dog, Wellington, is dead. He notices a garden fork through the dog’s chest, which he removes. Christopher picks up the dog’s carcass, at which point the dog’s owner, Mrs Shear, comes outside and sees what has happened. The police are called because Mrs Shear thinks Christopher killed the dog. When the policeman question Christopher, he accidentally hits the policeman. Christopher is taken to the police station and questioned but is let go with a caution after his father explains what happened. When Christopher and his father get home, Christopher notices his father crying while watching TV, supposedly because he is also sad about the dog dying. I find the Author’s style very confusing at first, which I dislike. Since the book is written in Christopher’s perspective, who is autistic, the author jumps from topic to topic. For example, the chapters are not in chronological order and in one chapter he is talking about a murder, then the next he is talking about prime numbers and the milky way. Additionally, the author frequently rambles off topic, which can also be confusing. However, Christopher does explain his method to Christopher’s madness, throughout the chapters. Christopher …show more content…
Christopher went back up into his Father’s room, where he read four more of his letters from his Mum. The first letter was about his train set, the second was about a shopping mall incident they had, the third was about another job and the fourth was about her dentist appointment. The fourth letter made Christopher sick and pass out. When Father comes home he finds out that Christopher has read the letters. Father explains the situation to Christopher and makes him a bath. After Christopher had a bath, Father comes clean to him about Mrs Shears and how he was the one that killed Wellington. When Christopher hears this, he runs away, and hides behind their back