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identified affected decisions in differentways for different people: someone who initially saw the actions as justifiable, could end up deciding the personal risk was too
great to get involved;someone who was initially unsure about taking part could end up decidingthe chance of getting caught was minimal and so get involved.
4.4 Broken family
A broken family, as the term indicates, is one in which family ties have been destroyed. A family is not constituted by a number of people living together but their
mutual intimaterelationships. Absence of this intimacy results in the breaking up of a family, and it is in broken families that juvenile delinquents develop. In any such
family, a child is not looked after properly. Hence, it is only natural if the children
choose the wrong path that ruins their lives.
A broken family will give a lot of negative influences to the children, especially juveniles. Children with parents who end their marriage in divorceare more likely to
have higher levels of depression and engage in a greater amount of antisocialbehaviour. In this novel, Ronnie became bad since her parents’ divorce. Her father moved from
their home, then she lost her father figure. Less of concern made her feel worse.Ronnie could not handle the situation, she thought that her father leave them because he had a
girlfriend, she became angry with her father and she did not want to talk with his father anymore, not only that, she became a temperamental. As quoted below:
“And if you don’t believe me, try me. I’ve already gone three years without talking to you, and it was the easiest thing I’ve
ever done.” Sparks 2010:75
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Ronnie lives with her mother, Kim, and also her younger brother, Jonah. Her mother can not take care of them alone, especially Ronnie who is growing become a
teenager. According to Gottfredson and Hirschi 1990: 112
“The problem for single mothers is that they may not have the time to monitor their child’s behaviour, and they may not have
the means to punish them. Many single-parent mothers are forced to work long hours and therefore allow their children to
do a lot more without any interference. They are also not necessarily aware of their child’s misbehaviour.”
Ronnie make friends with teenagers who have a broken family and because of that, she felt she had similarities with them, and it made her feel comfort to make
friends with them. She thought that they could feel what she felt inside, as quoted below:
“Her comment made Ronnie think about the similarities in their lives – divorce, anger, and rebellion, a parent’s remarriage.”
Sparks 2010:293
According to Wright and Wright 1994 “the family is the foundation of human society. Children who are rejected by their parents, who grow up in homes with
considerable conflict, or who are inadequately supervised are at the greatest risk of becoming delinquent.” So parents figure is an important thing.
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CHAPTER V
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
5.1 Conclusion
