Shows that the people in that particular society have a mindset of “you need money for things to happen, your wishes, dreams, desires”
When reading this part of the short story, I felt a lot of sympathy for the family. It really brings out the fact that they care about their family members. They each put on a fake smile hiding their true feelings.
This helps the reader really understand that to the family, this is an experience of a lifetime, their dreams. But the children’s reaction to her