> Why can't the other child put on head phones, hum a different song, or look out the window? Why can't the humming kid not hum normally, instead of "more loud

> Why can't the other child put on head phones, hum a different song, or look out the window? Why can't the humming kid not hum normally, instead of "more loudly and triumphantly"? > A fairly common behavior (humming to oneself) is portrayed as a "transgression" No, you portray deliberate annoying of someone else as humming to oneself. > You've thrown the authors framing, that certain actions are inherently annoying and unacceptable (singing loudly in a small space) while others are generally acceptable (humming softly to oneself) out the window. Because that's a "general" framing that is used to replace the actual context of the actual situation and the actual meaning of these actions.