In the story, Maniac Magee, Spinelli develops Amanda to be a generous character; she is the model mother and citizen in many ways. One way the author showed this trait is when Amanda gave Jeffrey her book to borrow. This represents generosity because Amanda was in a rush when Jeffrey asked her for the book and Amanda was kind enough to give him her most prized possession. Next, Amanda showed generosity when she let Jeffery use her room. This is an example of generosity because she was willing to do the right thing by welcoming Jeffrey to his new home. I also believe that this was a very mature thing of Amanda to do as well. Lastly, is when Amanda tried to get everyone to like Jeffery. This is a standard of being generous because Amanda took