Content

G. Well the author pretty much realizes that there is a whole world out there to explore as he is traveling from Connecticut. He is put into a new sense of reality as he sees what life is like in the South and he has to learn how to care for himself.

Strategy and Style

K. I think he did it to show how adulthood and living on your own come at different ages for everybody. He probably wrote about the porter as a way to show that some people mature at much different ages.