Bless The Beast And Children Essay, Research Paper

Bless the Beast and the Children, what was the point of this book? To show boys

can go from immature: betwetter’s, to cowboys. There were three main events that

took place in Bless the Beast and children. The first one was at the beginning,

when they decided to leave Box Canyon Boys Camp. Another was when they decided

to steal a car. The last one is when they freed the Buffalo. Cotton, Teft,

Shecker, Goodenow, Lally 1, and Lally 2, wanted to leave the camp because they

felt they did not belong there due to all the torment they were receiving from

the other campers. One day they decided to hike on horses and find a ride when

they were in the city by either stealing a car or hitch-hiking. The first

attempt did not work. Afterwards they att4empted to steal their counselors car,

but they feared it would make too much noise. The second main event is when they

stole a car. At first, they attempted to steal a car. They started off on horses

but they felt it was too obvious and draw too much attention, so they left the

horses in the woods and attempted to steal a car. They first tried to confiscate

a car at a motel, but a man drove up and started to unload his luggage. The

second attempt to steal a car was at a used car dealership, but that attempt

failed because a police car was patrolling the parking lot. Afterwards they

sighted a truck at a local bar and stole that one. The last event was when they

freed the Baffalo. They were watching an event that killed animals for no

reason. Cotton and the rest of the boys felt they that the killing was very

humane, and they did not deserve to be killed. One night after all the hunters

were asleep they decied to unlock the stables and free them. The first attempt

did not work, yet the second one did. Now there was another problem after they

freed the buffalo. The buffalo did not move just stayed in one place. They then

decided to lure them into the wilderness with hay, which led them to once again

steal a car. After being shot at they finally freed the buffalo, freeing them

from the hunters. In conclusion, Cotton, Taft, Shecker, Goodenow, Lally 1, and

Lally 2, were only trying to prove they were men and that they were not afraid

to be a little dangerous. Them leaving the camp, stealing the car and setting

the buffalo free was a trip to boost their ego.