How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
[Sam] made for the club car. It was semi-officially out of bounds for coach travelers but Sam had told the passenger agent last night that he had a nephew riding on a sleeper, and the passenger agent had mentioned to the conductor not to bother him. (1.83)
Poverty usually creates some serious class divisions. Modes of transportation, with their different classes, are a great place to see how this works out in everyday life (remember Titanic?). Sam finds a way to get around the limitations, but he has to humiliate himself a little bit to do so.
Quote #2
"No place to go," Roy said.
"Whyn't you get a room?
"Ain't got what it takes." (2.123-25)
When Roy begins his job with the Knights, he has basically nothing. He had a few debts, so his bonus went straight to paying them off, and he must depend on the kindness of Pop to find a place to stay. Roy seems to take it for granted that he won't have money. It is what it is. Once he gets a little more savvy, he asks the Judge for a raise.
Quote #3
If she would go out with him he would give her a good time at the night clubs and musical shows. But to do that and buy her some decent presents a guy needed cash, and on the meager three thousand he got he had beans—barely enough to pay his hotel bill. (4.27)
Roy wants a girl like Memo, who's not a cheap date, and so his measly paycheck really bothers him. Notice that he feels almost like he needs to buy her affection, but he can barely even take care of himself on his salary. This passage hints at what's to come, the lengths Roy will go to in order to get that cash.