His mother clipped coupons from magazines and newspapers, kept a vegetable garden in the summer, and shopped at Penney’s and K-M
art. 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?
The tone of The Secret Garden is both dark and hopeful so B. Since they are both abused but sort out these issues which give them hope and makes them well... hopeful. I hope this helps!
