We can find these answers in Chapter 6: "A Nasty Coincidence." Barbarossa has paid off the kids for their hawked items, and they're feeling suddenly very rich. But we know that Prosper is a very realistic and careful person.
So, Prosper spends the money on practical, useful things, and not on fun, silly things.
To Prosper, necessarythings are items like basic food, warm jackets, and sturdy shoes to keep the kids alive, safe, and...
We can find these answers in Chapter 6: "A Nasty Coincidence." Barbarossa has paid off the kids for their hawked items, and they're feeling suddenly very rich. But we know that Prosper is a very realistic and careful person.
So, Prosper spends the money on practical, useful things, and not on fun, silly things.
To Prosper, necessary things are items like basic food, warm jackets, and sturdy shoes to keep the kids alive, safe, and comfortable through the cooler weather. He's always thinking about practical ways to keep himself, Bo, and the other kids safe and fed, and he doesn't think it's a good idea to waste the money on silly stuff.
Speaking of silly stuff, to Prosper, unnecessary things are items like fancy cakes dusted with sugar and wrapped up in delicate paper, as well as the TV that Riccio wants, or the toys that Prosper and Bo sold so that they could earn money for food. Prosper understands that items like these, while normal in a typical household with children, are just not a necessity to kids like them who are trying to make it on their own without a home.
To sum that up, Prosper understands what's necessary to life (basic food and clothing) and that anything else is just not needed (like fancy food and items that simply entertain). He knows that the money they earned from Barbarossa must last a long time and can't be wasted on things that the kids would like to have for fun. Considering these questions, then, helps us understand how serious and thoughtful Prosper is as a character, and how Riccio is quite different from him.
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