Rodger has no parents and is underage, so he needs money and the only way he can is by stealing. Late at night Rodger tried …show more content…
“Not with that face, I would not take you nowhere,” said the woman. “Here I am trying to get home to cook me a bite to eat and you snatch my pocketbook! Maybe, you ain’t been to your supper either, late as it be. Have you?” Ms. Jones’ can tell that Roger doesn’t have enough money to eat and hasn’t eaten in a long time so, she offers him to supper. “Eat some more, son,” she said.She knows that he probably won’t be able to eat once he leaves her house. So he must eat while he can. When she got to her door, she dragged Rodger inside, down a hall, and into a large kitchenette-furnished room at the rear of the house.She switched on the light and left the door open. Rodger could hear other roomers laughing and talking in the large house. Ms. Jones’ has a kitchenette ( a smaller kitchen ) meaning that she doesn’t have the money to afford a house with a big kitchen. She also shares the house with other people to make rent less. Then she cut him a half of her ten-cent cake. Ten cents is really cheap, this shows that Ms. Jones’ doesn’t have very much money to afford