The answers to both questions are fairly simple. The answer to the first question about what Bud thinks about his father’s face is one word: old. Bud has just walked into the nightclub on his own, thinking that his father is inside. Bud is specifically looking for Herman E. Calloway, which is the name Bud has always treasured because it is on the flyer in his suitcase. As Bud listens to the members of the...
The answers to both questions are fairly simple. The answer to the first question about what Bud thinks about his father’s face is one word: old. Bud has just walked into the nightclub on his own, thinking that his father is inside. Bud is specifically looking for Herman E. Calloway, which is the name Bud has always treasured because it is on the flyer in his suitcase. As Bud listens to the members of the band talk, Bud recognizes many similarities between himself and one man whose face is hidden from view. As the man continues to exaggerate (something that Bud does as well), Bud further convinces himself that this man is Bud’s father. Bud desperately wants to see his father’s face. When the man turns around, Bud is very surprised. Bud says, “My dad’s face was old.”
The answer to your second question is also simple: Lefty Lewis intends to use the papers to help organize a labor union for Pullman porters (the men who work on trains). The box that Lefty asks Bud to hide under the seat (when they are stopped by a policeman) contains flyers to help with this endeavor.
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