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In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Mr Boone's reaction to Christopher's disability is a complex one that shows he can only ever partially understand his son. Mr Boone seemingly does act from his own self-interest when he demands that Christopher stops investigating the murder of Wellington, for this would rake up past behaviour that he wants to hide from him. However, he wants both to protect himself from gossip, and to protect Christopher from the harsh realities of life. Questions of self-interest and understanding, therefore, are not clear cut because Mr Boone does also act in Christopher's best interest.

In caring for Christopher, Mr Boone demonstrates that he is not motivated solely by self-interest and that he does understand Christopher. Most notably, Mr. Boone has done everything in his power to ensure that Christopher is not only happy, but that his talents a fulfilled. Specifically, he did all he could to ensure that Christopher was able to sit his......

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