What Does It Mean To Be Closed

“...left the door open” The open doors is an anomaly. Typically, doors are closed to the outside world. Those who are of higher class will rarely or never let someone (who is lower than them) in(to their homes). And those who are of lower class and are (most likely) living in an area with those of similar social class will have their doors closed. Poverty causes mistrust. But in this case, the lady leaves her doors open. Does this mean she trusts the boy? Or does she, instead, trust that her influence over the boy is powerful enough that he wouldn’t dare do anything she wouldn’t approve of?
“... so he knew he and the woman were not alone.” Does this observation play a role in depicting the later events? Would he have done things differently

Would he utilize the same hopeless attempt he used to try and snatch the bag to attempt fleeing?
"Not with that face, I would not take you nowhere," Here is her self-awareness. She is concerned about appearance to the public eye.
"I believe you're hungry—or been hungry—to try to snatch my pocketbook." Her reason for helping the boy is revealed here. Another severe change of character from the bossy woman we’re used to and a change of the light she is seen in. Or is she reflecting the way she feels onto the boy? "Here I am trying to get home to cook me a bite to eat” Does her hunger make her sympathetic towards the boy?
"I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes," A rich taste for someone in his class. What use could he possibly have for such an expensive item? Then again, even a poor boy can desire things out of his reach.
“You could of asked me… the boy looked at her. There was a long pause. A very long pause.” I would’ve taken the same long pause. What kind of statement is that? Whose mind does that kind of statement ever cross? Ask for something? It sounds so simple. but why even try when the most likely response would be no accompanied by embarrassment for even trying, This could be what goes through the boy’s mind. That, or he is questioning why he didn’t try asking. Why did the idea not even cross his mind? If it did, why did he not make an attempt? Has he ever tried

Is she purposefully making herself vulnerable (as another test) or does she truly and purely trust him? Or does she have the confidence that he wouldn’t dare do anything she does not approve of? Perhaps because there are others at home? Does she have faith in herself that she’d be able to stop him? Or faith in others (housemates) that they’d catch him? Why are her housemates not reacting to a strange boy in their home? Are they used to such behavior from the