Archetypes in "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time"

Christopher finding out her monther isn't really dead, and father killed Wellington.

"Look, maybe I shouldn't say this...I killed Wellington, Christopher," (Haddon 121)

Christopher, the Hero, goes through (what seems) the tragic ending of not being about to complete his goal of A-Level maths, until faith is restored and his mother takes him to Swindon.

"We drove all the way to Swindon and it took 3 hours and 12 minutes," (Haddon, 204)

The hero (Christopher) sets out on a journey to avoid the monster (his father)

And I said, "I'm going to London," (Haddon 132)

Symbolize paradise, innocence and beauty

Christopher's quiet place to calm himself is a garden, he needs to have one wherever he goes.

""And I can live in my flat with a garden and a proper toilet" (Haddon, 2016)

The hero's goal in mind

""And I got the results of my maths Al evel and I got an A grade, which is the best result, and it made me feel like ":)") (Haddon, 215)

Our main character and Hero of the story

Sets out for a quest after receiving bad news

"Then I thought that I could go live with Mother," (Haddon,129)

Has a goal in mind

"Can I do my A-Level Maths?" (Haddon, 205

The Mentor

She is always patient with Christopher's behavioural problems, and guides him back on the path of A-Level Maths after his mother called to say he cannot do them.

"And after lunch Siobhan said that she had spoken to Mr. Gascoyne and she still had my A-Level papers," (Haddon 206)

"The dog was dead...It had curly black fur," (Haddon, 7)

Symbolizes death

The wolf (dog, a.k.a Wellington) can also symbolize desire/impulses, such as Ed Boone's anger turning into a murderous rafe

Death and murder of Wellington the poodle, which started the whole story off.