The Choices

There are two definite choices in The Summer Boy:
The first came when Boy chose not to return when his father came for him.  In this he was encouraged by the Owl, who enabled him to see and appreciate the charm of living in the mountain.

When Bard was crossing the river after a delightful evening and night with Calley's hospitality, Roberlee offered him three choices:

He could go to Beaverday with him; he could go back with Charon to his place; he could strike out for himself.

Charon broke in to tell him that "the widest road always takes you most directly to your undoing."
Charon's advice closely resembles "the broad road that leads to Destruction" (Matthew 7:1).