From a shy and insecure boy

[Bassim]

I am wondering if my sentence is grammatically correct.

From a shy and insecure boy, Peter grew into a self-confident and assertive politician.

 

[GoesStation]

"From a shy and insecure boy" doesn't work.

 

[Bassim]

Would it work to write like this:

Out of a shy and insecure boy, Peter grew into...

 

[GoesStation]

No.

 

[emsr2d2]

If you start with "Peter grew from a shy and insecure boy into a ..." it works.

 

[probus]

I agree. The original sentence proposed by the OP may not be elegant, but it clearly works.

 

[andrewg927]

It sounds better by adding "being" but the OP totally gets the message across.