The boys think they are "bad characters", however when they end up in Greasy Lake with a real corrupt boy, their perspective changes, this is the main ironic point of the whole story, the teenage boys think they are so bad, yet they are not bad at all, they are just inconsiderate. Throughout the entire story, the narrator makes us believe that the boys are extremely "bad", when in reality they are immature and irresponsible teenagers. Honestly, I think the kids were trying to live out their childhood and try to seem more independent to prepare for the stress of the real world, since they are on the brink of adulthood. Irony brought out more meaning in the