Thank You M Am By Langston Hughes

Have you ever wondered how much impact one person could have on you? Roger in “Thank You, M’am” by Langston Hughes had a major internal change. When Roger tries to take the purse of an older lady, Mrs. Jones, she catches the boy, not being very nice to him. In the end, she feels a connection with him because he can’t afford the things he wants, so she chooses to helps him. Mrs. Jones changes Roger by taking care of him and telling him right from wrong. She tells him about the mistakes she made when she was younger because she couldn’t get what she wanted, like Roger.
At the beginning of the story, Roger was being a little mischievous because he tried snatching the purse of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. Because of this, Mrs. Jones knocked him down and picked him up by collar of his shirt. For example, on page 1 it says, “She did not release him. ‘I’m very sorry, lady, I’m sorry,’ whispered the boy.” He was also very intimidated by Mrs. Jones and by the thought that she was going to turn him in, although she didn’t. He was still nervous about what was going to happen to him which she was trying to show him tough-love.

Jones but he doesn’t know if he should trust her. He seemed confused as to why he was even in her house since she brought him there to wash his face and clean up, but yet, he didn’t want to leave. As it says on page 2, “After he had dried his face and not knowing what else to do dried it again, the boy turned around, wondering what next. The door was open. He could make a dash for it down the hall. He could run, run, run, run, run!” This shows that he didn’t want to leave her house even when he had the opportunity to run although he thought about it but, he knew that wasn’t the right thing to do after all the things she was giving