Warning: Use of undefined constant referer - assumed 'referer' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 102

Warning: Use of undefined constant host - assumed 'host' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 105

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 106

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 109
Stone Boy - Papers Online

Stone Boy


Six years ago, Arnold Curwing accidentally shot his brother with a .22 caliber rifle. He was nine years old at the time. Surrounding this incident, as you would expect, he was under fire by his neighbors and peers from thereon, even though it was an accident. Generally, they all blamed him. Some detested him for not getting in trouble. Some might debate that he got not enough punishment. Others might conclude that the knowledge of living the rest of his life knowing that he killed his brother would be punishment enough. The people that he loved, the people he was closest to blamed him, including his mother and sister blamed him. This is the kind of thing that a person nine years of age ...

Want to read the rest of this paper?
Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay
and over 50,000 other term papers

would expect from him as well – it seems that in his community, mostly everybody would accept what is given to them and not question it. Uncle Andy for instance immediately believed the sheriffs verdict, be it correct or not, and is later quoted to have said, “He’s a reasonable fellow… …that’s what the sheriff said…” Everybody (when they were having a discussion in their living room) shared the same subjective view.
Arnold would be quiet, but still not keeping to his pact of never asking anybody for anything ever again. First off in the story he appeared just a bit talkative. After the incident took place, he did not talk unless it was absolutely necessary. Perhaps this is because of shock, and maybe Arnold felt he did not want to be heard. I would imagine that he would be much like this for the rest of his life. I think that no matter how much people apologize to him, he will still subconsciously feel like everybody blames him for ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays.
Write better papers. Get better grades.


Already a member? Login


CITE THIS PAGE:

Stone Boy. (2004, September 13). Retrieved April 28, 2024, from http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Stone-Boy/14289
"Stone Boy." Essayworld.com. Essayworld.com, 13 Sep. 2004. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Stone-Boy/14289>
"Stone Boy." Essayworld.com. September 13, 2004. Accessed April 28, 2024. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Stone-Boy/14289.
"Stone Boy." Essayworld.com. September 13, 2004. Accessed April 28, 2024. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Stone-Boy/14289.
JOIN NOW
Join today and get instant access to this and 50,000+ other essays


PAPER DETAILS
Added: 9/13/2004 05:08:08 PM
Category: Miscellaneous
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 855
Pages: 4

Save | Report

SHARE THIS PAPER

SAVED ESSAYS
Save and find your favorite essays easier

SIMILAR ESSAYS
» The Use Of Irony In The Stone
» "The Stone Boy": Psychiatric Re...
» The Stone Boy
» Davis' "Fifth Business": Death ...
» Davis' "Fifth Business": Death ...
» Character Development in Harry ...
» Harry Potter and the Philosophe...
» Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s...
» The Sword In The Stone: Kay Get...
» Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy St...
Copyright | Cancel | Contact Us

Copyright © 2024 Essayworld. All rights reserved