distinction between appearance and reality as it relates to friends. How does this distinction apply to Juno Diaz’s “The Money”?

Question

The short poem is called The money

Answer 1

In Junot Díaz’s “The Money,” the narrator learns that people who seem like friends or trustworthy neighbors may not be in reality. The theft of his family’s savings shows the gap between appearance and reality—friendliness and closeness don’t necessarily mean loyalty. True friendship, he realizes, is proven by actions, not by how people look or act on the surface.