Convicted At 14 Summary

As stated previously, maturity is not in what is being said but in what is being shown. The text “Convicted at 14”, manifestly exhibits is that children are not mature. The author starts off his article by means of presenting the fact that not only adults are capable of defying the law, but even young adolescents are able of this. An example of this is that Lionel Tate, a twelve year old and Nathaniel Brazill, a fourteen year old were competent to even think about murder, let alone execute a crime this violent, whether it was done deliberately or unintentionally. In addition, the author expresses how children are immature and the boundaries established for adolescents. According to passage six, sentences four and five, of “Convicted at 14” it says, “And society generally recognizes the limitations of childhood. …show more content…
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