In the two passages there were many examples of boyhood friendships. In the first passage the author, Frank Conroy, describes a boy that he once knew during his years of growing up. In the second passage the author William Maxwell also describes a boy he once knew while growing up and both authors vividly describes the kind of fun and excitement they endured when they were living in a time when you had to make …showed first 75 words of 419 total…

…showed last 75 words of 419 total…help them out. But afterwards they go home and play until it is time to go eat and that is that. So in conclusion it is very important to have boyhood friendships not only do they give you a person to talk to whenever you want but in the end it will many good results for you. Like it will help you function well in society and will be a better person to the world.