Analysis on All God's Children

Early life experiences are undoubtedly instrumental in determining who we will be for the rest of our lives. Certain circumstances, both positive and negative, can go a long way in shaping us. As an analogy, George W. Bush probably never would have had a chance at running for the presidency if his father were never elected to this title. Likewise, there are probably many promising children being raised in low socio-economic status areas that will …

…instances such as rape by grandfather, as was the case with Willie. The two Boskets also were victims of rejection from their mother and other caregivers, as well as being given unnecessarily harsh punishments; both of these are predecessors of misbehavior. There are many theories of what causes deviant behavior outside of the offender’s control, but Butch and Willie are real life examples of what happens when those theories are taken to the extreme.