Question

His mother clipped coupons from magazines and newspapers, kept a vegetable garden in the summer, and shopped at Penney’s and K-Mart. Their family ate a lot of frijoles, which was OK because nothing else tasted so good, though one time Alfonso had Chinese pot stickers and thought they were the next best food in the world.
Why does Soto most likely include this characterization of Alfonso’s mother in the story?

Answer 1

He includes that she works hard to help her family be able to eat and shop at nice places by using coupons and searching for the best things for them. 

Answer 2

The answer is B. to support the idea that the family does not have money to spend on braces