He had Crabbe run away just before the final exams to prove that he wanted to be himself and to let others respect his ideas. He makes the reader actually think that running away is his only alternative. Bell creates an aura of hopelessness for the student. Being so smart, he realized that "What teachers really wanted you to do, was guess what they wanted you to answer, and if you guessed correctly (not that it was hard) you were 'Right'". An example of this was when, after he was caught drinking, the school did not punish him at all. As a result the teachers would pardon most of his problems. Which brings up another interesting point: Crabbe was a smart student, and important to his school. He had a master plan to "show them all" (His favorite book had the same situation and resolution). In school he did not have many friends, and he hated his teachers, so he would just "pretend" to pay attention. (Supposedly to help quit his drinking habit.) He later worsens his problems by needing to resort to a mystical pipe that was given to him. (Silent Sam was a brand of Vodka that he preferred because it could not be detected on his breath.) Even in school he would skip Gym class to go drinking.
He shows this when he comments, "The real problem, was that I was still having trouble getting along without my 'Pal' Silent Sam". One of Crabbe's main problem, was his drinking (a fine example of running away socially). On the social aspects, he smokes, drinks, and stays withdrawn from other people. He thinks that people are the main aspect of his unhappiness. He wants to hide in the woods, to stay away from society. In the physical aspect, he runs away from everyone.
He shows the reader, how a young adult is withdrawn, and not only runs away physically, but also socially.
In Crabbe, William Bell tries to prove that running away is not a solution to one's problems.
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