A teenage boy's true troubles are suddenly and completely resolved only when he has found a job.

A teenage boy's true troubles are suddenly and completely resolved only when he has found a job. Instead of being without an identity and thus trying to running away through multiple back alleyways and shadowy paths, he must face the light and do what he must.
Work produces money, an identity, and stability. If we had only realised this beforehand than there would be no frustration and eruptions of hate.