Mrs. Jones In Thank You Ma Am, By Langston Hughes

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How does Mrs. Jones affect Roger’s life now that she has taught him a lesson about stealing? In the story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes, Mrs. Jones takes Roger and kicks him on the sidewalk and she also gives him a half nelson. She takes him to her house and teaches him a lesson on stealing. If Mrs. Jones hadn’t done that, they wouldn’t of gotten to know each other and maybe Roger would be out stealing someone else’s purse. If Mrs. Jones just kicked him and left him on the sidewalk, she wouldn’t of told him her own stories of bad decisions she had made when she was younger. She wouldn’t of fed him and they wouldn’t of gotten to know each other. He wouldn’t of gotten to know her as a person. It affects her life by letting him into