And why didn't Mrs. Wilson buy Bill the puzzle for Christmas since she was well-off and he wanted it so badly?
I'm thinking maybe the jigsaw that he never got symbolises how he'd been brought up not getting what he wanted, which makes him empathise with the less fortunate. How popular is this interpretation?
And did they not buy it for him to teach him the value of things? I watched the movie after reading the book and in the movie it is sort of alluded to that Mrs. Wilson didn't believe he could finish the puzzle and that's why she didn't buy it for him, but I don't know how that would fit within the themes of the story.
I'd love to hear your two cents.
by Loriol_13