Christopher Boone

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Christopher Boone is the mathematically gifted, autistic teenage protagonist of *The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time*, whose unique perspective shapes the story’s investigation and emotional journey.

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Label Occurrences
Christopher John Francis Boone 3
Christopher Boone canonical 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
novel protagonist
age 15 years
appearsIn The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (novel)
surface form: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
attends a special needs school in Swindon
childOf Ed Boone
Judy Boone
countryOfResidence England
createdBy Mark Haddon
dislikes being touched
metaphors
the colors yellow and brown
educationLevel secondary school student
enjoys logic puzzles
prime numbers
solving mathematical problems
favoriteSubject mathematics
fullName Christopher Boone self-linksurface differs
surface form: Christopher John Francis Boone
gender male
hasCondition autism spectrum condition
hasFather Ed Boone
hasGoal to become a scientist
to find out who killed Wellington
to take A-level mathematics
hasMother Judy Boone
hasTrait detail-oriented
highly logical
literal-minded
mathematically gifted
observant
socially awkward
investigates the death of a neighbor’s dog
the killing of Wellington
livesIn Swindon
livesWith Ed Boone
his father
narrates The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (novel)
surface form: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
narrativeFunction to present a unique autistic perspective
narrativeRole first-person narrator
nationality British
neighbor Mrs. Shears
pet Toby
surface form: rat named Toby
protagonistOf The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (novel)
surface form: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
relationshipWithFather strained due to deception
relationshipWithMother estranged then reunited
storyThemeConnection exploration of truth and trust
family relationships
neurodiversity
travelsTo London, England
surface form: London

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Subject: Christopher Boone
Description of subject: Christopher Boone is the mathematically gifted, autistic teenage protagonist of *The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time*, whose unique perspective shapes the story’s investigation and emotional journey.

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boone hasNotableBearer Christopher Boone
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (novel) narratorCharacter Christopher Boone
subject surface form: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
this entity surface form: Christopher John Francis Boone
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (novel) protagonist Christopher Boone
subject surface form: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
this entity surface form: Christopher John Francis Boone
Christopher Boone fullName Christopher Boone self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Christopher John Francis Boone