Sonny's Hard-Earned Cash

     After the first few pages of the book, we understand that Sonny has no problem breaking into houses and taking a little cash every now and then. This gets more extreme after his mother marries Cloyd and moves the family into the apartment building. After this, Sonny begins stealing some bills from his mother's purse, and even some dirty magazines from the mail. His kleptomania seems to be under control for a while until he encounters a drunk homeless-looking man on the street. The man takes a swing at him and Sonny, in self defense, hits back. Once the man is subdued and groaning on the sidewalk, Sonny instinctively bends down and plucks the wallet from the man's back pocket. At this point, Sonny is changed. After he comes across a large amount of cash stuffed into an envelope in Cloyd's desk drawer, Sonny knows somehow that he'll have to steal it someday. He keeps the knowledge of the envelope to himself for quite a while, and doesn't go back to look at it. Eventually, however, he knows he must replenish his meager funds. Sonny takes a long time contemplating taking the money, and then finally he does.
     So far, all Sonny seems to be spending money on is food and bowling. His interest in French is obviously sarcastic, but he subconsciously enjoys it. I think it's obvious that Sonny will eventually consider buying a plane ticket to France with his stolen money. Whether or not it's to get back at Cloyd, I believe that will be an option later on in the book.