the smoke and glasses

I find Jones' mysterious aura extremely interesting. His dark glasses and mystifying smoke symbolize the stereotype that society has created for him. Every time Jones makes a sarcastic comment or otherwise demonstrates his quick wit, Lana Lee stares at Jones' face, but cannot see past the smoke and glasses. Through this technique, I think Toole shows that Jones elusively hides behind his stereotype. When Lana Lee attempts to make sense of Jones' intelligence, she cannot see past his glasses, and thus cannot see beyond his stereotype. When Jones removes his glasses to sabotage the Night of Joy, he temporarily removes his own stereotype. Had Lana seen Jones writing the Night of Joy name and address on her packages, she would have easily realized that Jones was far from a stereotypical black man. Toole uses the smoke and glasses to symbolize the heavy stereotype that society has created for Jones.