Why is Wright Hungry?

In the literal meaning, Wright is actually starving due to the lack of money his mother has.  His father mysteriously leaves, which leaves his mother home alone with no job or money.  For awhile Wright and his brother had no access to food because his mother was unemployed.  The metaphorical meaning of Wright's hunger rooted from longing to be understood and obtain a feeling of belonging.  Wright was constantly getting in trouble for things that an average 4 year old wouldn't normally explore like setting the curtains on fire or hanging a cat.  Wright obviously is very intelligent, he just is misunderstood.  He has a hard time understanding why he gets in trouble for the things he does, because at the time he doesn't think of the action as bad.  For example, the reason he hanged the cat was in order to prove to his dad that the words that come out of his mouth can be taken literally, and he wanted to prove his obedience.  Wright's reasoning for things is beyond his age, but is always misunderstood.  I believe that Wright has a Hunger for someone to understand his actions, and to not be thrown under the bus with punishment when he is trying to express himself.