Do I have to capitalize the word, "boy" in my essay title?

Answer 1

Yes, typically all words in an essay title should be capitalized, with the exception of conjunctions (i.e. for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or articles (i.e. a, an, the). The only time an article or conjunction should be capitalized in a title is if it is the first word of the title. "Boy" can be capitalized because it is a noun, not a conjunction or article.