The significance of young Gary's sticky face, dirty fingers, and desire to find some water toward the end of the story was the guilt that Gary had when he for the sin he committed dirty hands represent guilt for wrongdoing. His desire for water represents his guilt as he wants to wash his sin away.
Johnny symbolizes God watching the narrator sin, as he depicts God's fall and rejection. Through this symbol, the author shows his own guilt in his youth and how he rejected Johnny the way humans rejected God.
The Pie Gary Soto explains how religion influenced his struggle with choices and explains guilt for fighting moral choices. He said he ate the cake greedily. My face was sticky with guilt. After eating all the cake, I realized that he was feeling guilty instead of happy.
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