Disobedient. Disobedience is included in juvenile delinquency because a child does not obey his family rules or deviates from his family rules for his own sake. The term "behavioral noncompliance," which is also used to refer to defiance or disobedience, describes situations in which a child intentionally refuses to engage in a behavior that has been requested by a parent or other adult authority figure. This behavior can be deliberate and can be performed either actively or passively (Xxxx, X. X., & Xxxxxx, X., 2003) “I set down again, a-shaking all over, and got out my pipe for a smoke; for the house was all as still as death now, and so the widow wouldn’t know.” (Xxxxx 1884, p. 4) Smoking is something that should not be done because it is unclean and bad; as is made clear in this comment that Huck violated Widow Xxxxxxx as shown in the quotation, “Pretty soon I wanted to smoke, and asked the widow to let me. But she wouldn’t. She said it was a mean practice and wasn’t clean, and I must try not to do it anymore. That is just the way with some people.” (Xxxxx 1884, p. 2). However, Xxxx continues to smoke after everyone else has gone to bed. Xxxxx decides to run away from home at night when it should be a bedtime just to meet XxX Xxxxxx as shown in the quotation ““Then I slipped down to the ground and crawled in among the trees, and, sure enough, there was Xxx Xxxxxx waiting for me.” (Xxxxx 1884, p.4). Running away from home without consent is a behavior that falls under the juvenile delinquency category. This quotation indicates that Xxxx is a rebel child because he did not obey the rules which he should go to sleep as everyone does, as stated in the quotation, “By and by they fetched the niggers in and had prayers, and then everybody was off to bed.” (Xxxxx 1884, p. 3) I clumb up the shed and crept into my window just before day was breaking. My new clothes was all greased up and clayey, and I was dog-tired.” (Xxxxx 1884, p. 10) This quote shows that Xxxx disobeyed Xxx. Xxxxxx which he must always wear neat and clean clothes according to the quotation, “She put me in them new clothes again, and I couldn't do nothing but sweat and sweat, and feel all cramped up” (Xxxxx 1884, p. 2). “I didn’t want to go to school much before, but I reckoned I’d go now to spite pap.” (Xxxxx 1884, p. 25). According to this quotation, Xxxx is a disobedient boy since he does not obey his father by going to school. He also emphasized that although he did not enjoy school, he still went ther...
