In "i am offering this poem," why does jimmy santiago baca want the poem's subject to "keep it like a warm coat, / when winter comes to cover you"?

What is implied in this sentence from mark twain's "the £1,000,000 bank-note"? i was puzzled, and wanted to discuss the matter a little further, but they didn't; so i took my leave, feeling hurt and insulted to be made the butt of what was apparently some kind of a practical joke, and yet obliged to put up with it, not being in circumstances to resent affronts from rich and strong folk.

What was noras point of view on what her parents were doing in keeping freedom in the family?

Do you share the same pr a different opinions?