It's hard to imagine all the things he did in the five days he was out of prison. On the first day of his return, he saw Erline Price and saw how big she had become. Later they drink together and return to his house. The book says, “He did it slowly, long and hard and even when he saw that he was bleeding he continued” (115). It takes a special kind of evil to do what he did. He was careful not to hurt her in a way that could be seen by others, which is almost more damaging because it means no one will no, no one will ask her where she got hurt, she has no reason to tell people because they won't ask her and she won't tell unless they do. His actions were thoughtful and methodical, not happening in the heat of the moment. The only time he shows any decency is when he lets the fish go because it was cute and he never did anything to it. In five days he did hundreds of things and of all of them this was the only good thing he did. Bobby on the other hand was not wrong in this book. He also let Byers have a moment with his father. When he became sheriff he even tried to give Glen as many chances as possible, but it was no use. Bobby was everything Glen couldn't be. It may be due to the person they were raised by, but a person's personality can only be influenced to a limited extent by the environment. Bobby is the one who fixes what Glen screws up.