Definition of

Rebel

Autonomy

Someone who is rebellious rejects commands and impositions.

Rebel is an adjective that comes from the Latin word rebellis and refers to someone who rebels . This verb, for its part, indicates the action of revolting or resisting .

Some examples where the term appears are: “A rebel group took up arms against the town authorities,” “The rebel soldier was killed after two hours of intense shooting,” “Bart Simpson is a rebellious boy who, in the popular series animated, it causes a lot of displeasure to the principal of her school.”

Rebellious behavior

Rebellion supposes a lack of due obedience or the command of authority . An employee who ignores his boss's orders, a police officer who does not listen to his superiors, a student who breaks the rules imposed by his teacher and a soccer player who decides not to obey his coach are examples of rebellious people.

The way in which a rebellious person manifests himself is known as rebellion or rebellion, which can also be associated with other notions such as revolt , sedition , mutiny or uprising .

Artist

Artists like Frida Kahlo combine talent with rebellious behavior.

Different stages

There are two types of rebellious people : those who are in a stage of life where rebellion is the protagonist ( adolescence ) and people who have a rebellious spirit that leads them to demonstrate against all structures_

  • The former are opposed to anything they do not choose of their own free will because they need to demonstrate that they are already self-sufficient, but their rebellion disappears when they really become adults.
  • The latter demonstrate a restless spirit that accompanies them throughout their lives; They often become, for example, artists capable of imposing new forms of expressiveness. These types of people usually have many followers but also enemies, who reject them just for speaking out against the ideas that they consider supreme.

During adolescence we tend to become rebellious because we begin to discover our adult characteristics and want to be respected. Our way of imposing ourselves and achieving acceptance in society is to rebel against our superiors (parents, teachers, elders). However, as the years go by, this rebellious spirit tends to subside, when the individual reaches maturity .

In the case of individuals who are rebellious by nature, it is worth mentioning that they tend to be subjects of great self-confidence and that they are nonconformists: they always want to go beyond their own limits and those imposed on them by society. In this group we could mention many artists who, thanks to that rebellion, were able to create styles and impose new trends in the discipline in which they were exploring, as is the case of Frida Kahlo . Many rebellious spirits are creative and, therefore, essential for the evolution of art throughout history.

Furthermore, a rebellious spirit, since it cannot tolerate everything that is imposed on it, rejects traditional values, seeking its own path against those norms that are considered fundamental. You can reject academic studies to educate yourself and try to achieve your desired goal through a non-traditional path.

Other uses of the term rebel

In the field of law , a rebel is someone who fails to comply with a judge's order or does not appear in court after a proper call : “Juan Echagaray was declared in absentia by the court since he did not appear to testify,” “The rebel witness “He assured that he will not attend the courtroom since he fears for his life.”

“Rebelde” , finally, is the title of a Mexican soap opera that adapted the Argentine television series “Rebelde way” . Both programs led to the creation of pop-style musical groups, made up of the actors.