The mailbox symbolizes the beginning of the story until the end because it is where information is received. In this story, all children are very poor families and they live in ghetto. When Miss Moor takes the children to F. A. O. Schwartz. The children are shocked to see the cost of the toys because it is very expensive. The children cannot believe that people have enough money to afford expensive. Their teacher, name Miss Moore thus tries to teach the children about the value of money and how to use it. She tells the children about a major overview within a society that is both good and bad aspects, such as social inequality, she hopes to make children aware of this when they grow up and have a good idea. This short story is representative the social and economic inequality. The difference between whites and blacks. There are many factors cause the inequality of society such as the environment, education, family and social status. These can cause social inequality.