A Brother Like That Analysis

In “A Brother Like That”, Paul had underestimated the selflessness of the young boy that he had spoken to. Paul expected the boy to tell him that he wishes he had a brother like that, but instead the boy told him that he wishes he could be a brother like that. Paul took the boy for a ride in his automobile, when the boy asked him to drive the car by his house. Paul assumed that he wanted to show off to his neighbors, but instead, he went inside and brought out his crippled brother to see the car. He told his brother, “Some day I'm gonna give you one just like it ... then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about." That Christmas Eve, Paul learned the true meaning of the
saying "It is better to give than to receive.”