Why did Arthur Rimbaud run away to Paris in 1870?

In August 1870, Arthur Rimbaud ran away to Paris in an impulsive attempt to put his burgeoning hopes for revolution into practice. Having become deeply involved with revolutionary socialist theory while reading in his local library, the young poet sought to act on these political ideals.1

His departure was fueled by a growing rebelliousness intensified by the outbreak of the Franco-German War, which had closed his school in Charleville and effectively ended his formal education. However, his attempt to reach the capital was unsuccessful; he was arrested at the station for traveling without a ticket and subsequently spent a brief period in prison.1