Summary Of Good Characteristics In 'Thank You Ma Am'

In our small world, there is something you can do to improve things. In the story “Thank you Ma’am” it talks about how Mrs.Jones a working class woman who helps Roger, a boy that stays alone at night and steals. She takes him in her apartment and tries to improve his behavior. She helps him to choose a better path in life. The author compares two people that are in poverty. He describes that even two people of the same class can help each other and they can show kindness, honesty, sincerity and other good attributes to each other.
Good attributes will make your life better and will create a good personality in front of the others and it will make it easier to make decisions. People always think that a person with good attributes will be a better person if he uses them correctly. These attributes will make you help others in need and people will trust you. You will show honesty, kindness, be respectful to others, be confident and last but not least you will be happy. In the story “Thank you Ma’am” Mrs.Jones talks about what she did when she was young. She said,” I was young once and I wanted things I couldn’t get.” (lines 115 and 116, Hughes). She compares herself with Roger. She tries to say to him that even she was young

You need to know who tries to use you for their own business, because that is not good for you. In the story “Thank you Ma’am” Mrs. Jones says: “I have done things, too, which I would not tell you, son----neither tell God, if didn’t already know. So you set down while I fix us something to eat. You might run that comb through your hair so you will look presentable.” (lines: 124-129, Hughes). This quote makes it clear that even Mrs.Jones has done bad things, for her purpose, but now she tries to advise Roger. She tries to tell him that he should not do such things. She tries to convince him to do better things, rather than stealing. Do we have to use these attributes all the