Finally, it was with the use of symbolism that showed the power of understanding someone else’s situation. An example can be the blue suede shoes that roger wanted to buy using the money he would have stolen. These shoes represent his poverty and loneliness: “I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes,” said the boy. (2). Roger is shown to be very frail and scared; I feel those shoes can be a representation of his want of something more in life and a new bond that was formed between him and Mrs. Jones. Also, I feel that Roger himself is a symbol, of all the unwanted and unaccepted people in society. Roger for being poor is seen as something lower. Humans are always used to judging by what is seen on the outside, they do not know if there is meaning