Hinton was holding the money for the whole group at the time, they probably brought all they had to make a good impression with all the other gangs, he probable never had so much money on him at one time. He also ate all that food because he had so much money, again he probably ate so much because he could; no one to tell him no, or to share with, or to beg for (like the scene on the subway where Papa Arnold made them beg for the pieces of the candy bar). It was probably the first time in a long while he actually felt full after eating something.Ravage wrote: The other thing that bothered me was when Hinton was wandering around eating. Exactly how many pounds of food did this kid consume in an hour or so of time? How much cash did he have on him?