Question

21. Why did the boy feel guilty of taking the boat?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Here the boy does not inform the owner or take his permission to use the boat. Hence Wordsworth says that the boy's moving of the boat is an act of stealth. It was an act of stealing and his joy and thrill of adventure were troubled by a sense of guilt.

Answer 2

Because he was fat and he was feeling bad for the poor boat that it had to carry his heavy weight