The short story “Thank You, M’ am” was written By Langston Hughes, in the story a boy named Roger came into an altercation with a women named Luella Bates Washington Jones. The setting of the story takes places on a sidewalk at eleven o’ clock. In the beginning Roger attempted to steal Mrs. Jones purse. When he went to snatch the purse he could not control his balance and fell on his back allowing Mrs. Jones to grab him she continued to hold him until she knew when to let go. Meanwhile, a conversation took place, Roger told Mrs. Jones the reason for trying to steal her purse which was that he wanted a pair of blue suede shoes. Mrs. Jones told Roger “Well, you didn’t have to snatch my pocketbook to get some suede shoe.” Furthermore, Roger