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When the kid found out we were going to leave him at home he started up a howl like a calliope and fastened himself as tight as a leech to Bill's leg. His father peeled him away gradually, like a mustard plaster. (92)
Johnny's final act of defiance is not violent by any means, but it is certainly a temper tantrum. Johnny never realizes that his kidnapping was anything more than a little bit of fun away from home.