A Cap for Steve Themes

The theme that lasts in the novel is the importance of money and its impact on interpersonal relationships. This is the theme that Molly Callahan is exploring with this story. Mr. Hudson and Dave Diamond are both trying to make their sons happy, but both have a cap. However, in the world drawn by Callahan, honest poverty is not comparable to money and class. It is a natural conclusion that Dave abandoned the cap. He was frightened by Mr. Hudson's clothing and style, confused with the increasingly luxurious proposition of a lawyer, and was suffering from his own poverty. As clearly pointed out by Karahan, there is an important link between economic independence and psychological independence.

If this story ends in failure of Dave it may explain it as a strict, naturalistic allegory about the most fat survival. But it extends to include another more important topic, the relationship between the father and the child. Mr. Hudson certainly provided a lot of money to his son. This obviously makes him happy. His son is very happy with a hat and he is proud of his father's economic achievement. For them, ownership of the cap is still an economic problem.

However, Dave believes that this limit is not a controversial prize. Finally he realized that for his son, the hat is a connection to a larger, more important world, perhaps guaranteeing future glory. Dave finally recognized the importance of the hat to Steve, so he began to respond to that boy's wish and enthusiasm. He and his son lost the cap, but it gave them intimate opportunities to go beyond price.

Even if it is too big for him in the next few days, Steve is rarely wearing a hat. Inevitably, Steve's parents were tired of all the fuss about Steve and his friends. One evening, Steve came home from the park where he played baseball soon. When he finally arrived, he miserably explained that he was constantly looking for a hat he had to stolen. Dave was angry with Steve. Because he did not understand how the boy would lose something very important to him. Steve explained that he was not careless, but he put his hat in the back pocket. He believes that someone has to accept it from there. He told Steve that he lost his cap because he did not know his worth correctly. Every night Steve went back to the park to find a hat.

The upper limit of this short story symbolizes Steve's hope and ambition. Steve likes to play baseball in the park. This is a hat given to him by a professional baseball player who plays for the Philadelphia major league baseball team. It is a connection with a larger world and has more glory and devotion than himself. When you wear a hat, you will begin to dream like a professional baseball player. Overall, in this short story, we believe that money can not bring you a real dream, but it can buy a mistaken happiness. Steve's fantasy is always with him, with or without a baseball cap. Hats are mere symbols symbolizing Steve's hope, and wearing a hat makes me happy. He will have the same dream someday in the future, regardless of whether he has a ceiling, he will succeed.

In short stories, Steve's hat, Callahan shows the impact of money and pride, the disillusion all children face, and the growth of all ages. From the beginning to the end of the story, money is a clear theme. Both Steve and Dave place great emphasis on money and work hard to achieve the purpose. Steve first faced enchantment and then stole twice from him. He and his father grew up with each other, and they endured this situation together. Their relationship changed and they became more intimate than ever. This story shows the importance of the father in every child's life and shows examples of what money is not all. Children may open eyes of adults, but in the case of Steve's hat this is the truth. Callahan tells a powerful story with the family's New Year. People face the moment of disillusionment with their parents and can link