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A chapter of the book "Studies in Honor of Denah Lida" that focuses on the presence of runaways in the works of Spanish poet Cervantes. It explores the reasons why these youths from the seventeenth century have decided to leave their homes due to various reasons including the need to search for adventure or in search for their own identity. It states that children are considered as possessions that belonged to their family and are to grow up as what society expected from them. Question of parental authority versus children's rights is mentioned.