your answer is symbolism.
<span>The other man says in the story that they don't have time, but i personally don't think the other man would ever actually hold him ransom because like you said all they needed was money for food.
</span><span>Their motivation is probably external considering hunger was the reason for mugging the man. </span>
An author can create an adaption by their own imagination or the real facts of something they are writing about in that genre. Adapting to something would be the finishing touches of something an author is creating.
