Directly stated, through the characters actions, through another characters speech
Answer:
Bud's ability has changed for the better, contributing greatly to his courage to go looking for his father.
Explanation:
When Bud went to live with the Amoses, he was very afraid to impose himself, to defend himself and to be faithful to his own wishes. In this case, he behaved with great passivity, which contributed to the Amoses being extremely abusive towards him and promoting a completely inhospitable and unpleasant environment. This allowed Bud to understand, that acting the way others wanted did not protect him from anything, but left him in a disadvantageous position and so he decided to impose himself, take courage and face everything that tried to destabilize him.
What causes the shepherd boy to become distracted and, as a result, lose sight of the young man who is holding his money, is that he sees a beautiful sword in a vendor's stall.
He was chasing after the man who stole his money, but became immediately distracted upon seeing the sword that he would like to have. He became mesmerized by the sword, thus the man with his money escaped from him and he couldn't see him anymore.
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