My Boo

When I was really little, my family owned a red truck. We went camping all the time, but never went back to one camping spot after this happened. I have always wanted to drive. I tried to get my parents to let me when I was pretty young, but my plans never worked out. However, I did get pretty close once.
I was probably four years old when my family went camping. My parents were setting up our campsite and were focusing on setting up the tent. I was playing in the truck, and my brother was taking a nap in a sleeping bag on the ground. I worked my way to the front of the truck and continued playing. In the process I unknowingly pulled the parking break, which sent the truck rolling backwards. Right in the path of my unexpected drift backwards was my brother in his sleeping bag. As the vehicle grew closer and closer to my snoozing sibling my parents looked up and realized what was going on. Then miraculously a bunch of people congregated in the way of the truck and pushed against the it. Someone jumped in the door and pulled me (unaware of what was going on) from the truck. Those people saved not only my brother's life that day, but my own as well for I was headed straight for a cliff. My parents cried, and each witness was filled with relief.
This incredible event in my family's life can compare to Boo Radley in a few ways. One symbol for Boo is my fascination with driving. I was always curious and eager to be behind the wheel, much like Scout was consistently interested in Boo Radley. Nevertheless, I believe a more suitable fit for "My Boo" are the people who pushed the car out of the way. This is more fitting because when I was little I was shy around adults, for no reason at all. But the ironic part of it was that the adults I was shy to say hello to that day saved my life. This relates to Boo because Scout never meets Boo, but he takes a risk and saves hers and Jem's lives, just as strangers saved mine and my brothers life. I find this event in my life abnormally similar to Scout's experience with Boo.
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