Quotes From 'The Utterly Perfect Murder'

Growing Up Great A red balloon floats from the boy’s grasp, as tears run down his face, all of the boys around him hit him and pull at his things. All except one, who stands in the back, Jon Huntman, He doesn’t understand why his childish need for torture and fun have subsided, he just felt pity for the boy. Years then past, his feelings of love and regret grew stronger each year. He no longer wanted pain for others, he had a good job and a wife, and he felt bad for past deeds and wanted to correct his wrongdoings. One day in his late 30’s he went to the boy’s house whom he had stood and watch get bullied, and hung a red balloon on his door. Growing mentally and becoming a better person is the best thing about growing up, as Jon did. In the story, “The Utterly Perfect Murder,” it states, “Not to pull out the weapon. Not to kill. . . . But simply- To see Ralph Underhill as he is in this hour. That’s all” (Bradbury 24). This quote supports my claim because, Doug realizes that he just wanted to forgive Ralph, and that although he was hurt, he had grown mentally and didn’t want to harm Ralph Underhill. So, even after the years he had to dwell on his past, about Ralph, he still was able to let it go, and become the better person by not acting out his childish needs for revenge. That shows that he had grown mentally and unlike Ralph he had

We must must show respect. . . . you’re forgetting who you are, Nina. . . .’ My mother said in spanish” (34). This supports my claim because, young people do not understand tragedy unless it is happening to them, they are in other words quite selfish. When they grow up however, they learn to care for the things happening around them. In the story she pleaded to her daughter to help show sympathy and condolence, but her being young did not understand. When she grows up she will understand though the tragedy of that