In  the  story  the  boy  helped  his  family  during  the  Great  Depression  by selling newspapers. In   the passage  it says  that  the  boy  asked  Ms. Johnson  to  borrow  her  carriage  to  help  his  family  earn  money and  Ms. Johnson  let the  boy  borrow  the  carriage so she  feels  she  should  make  extra  money  too. It  also  says that  when  the  boy  sees  his father  selling  apples just  like  the  other  newsies  suddenly he couldnt  move!.It also  says that  The  boy  agreed  to  pay  her  ten cents  each  after noon. This shows  that he really  wants  to keep  his  family  together  because   he  did not  tell  his  dad's  secret. This  reminds  me  of a time  when  I  helped  my  church  earn  money  for  the  new  year's  party.