Thank You Ma Am, By Langston Hughes

Thank You Ma’am People can often misjudge someone by how they look or act. Someone can look at a person and think, Well, they look bad, so I am just going to say they are a mean person. Statements like this can hopefully help people to understand this: Do NOT judge a book by its cover. In the book “Thank You Ma’am”, by Langston Hughes, Roger judges Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, and it changes how he looks at people. For one, Roger thinks he can just go up, and steal a lady’s purse. After doing so, Roger cannot judge Mrs. Luella, because they are quite alike. Finally, Mrs. Luella sees through Roger to the good boy he actually is. Tying these reasons together, we come up with the main topic: Never judge a book by its cover.
First of all, Roger thinks he can just go up and steal a lady’s purse, which is a reason to never judge a book by its cover. Roger starts judging Mrs. Luella, and gets himself wound up in an issue. Roger Comes up from behind, and tries to steal Mrs. Luella’s purse. This shows how Roger was over-confident about his actions and went through with them. Roger judges Mrs. Luella by how she looks, and he thinks she is a defenseless woman, so he steals her purse. This shows how judging a person may affect your life in ways

Luella sees through Roger to the good boy he actually is, instead of judging him like a book’s cover. She takes him in and washes his face. This shows how she cares about him. Mrs. Luella trusts Roger to not run away when she leaves him alone. An example from the story: “The door was open. He could make a dash for it down the hall. He could run, run, run, run, run!” Even though he could run, he didn't. This shows that she believes in him to do the right thing. She also gives Roger money to buy the shoes he wants. This shows how she is not judging Roger for one thing he did. These are all examples showing how Mrs. Luella sees through Roger to the good boy he actually is, and how to never judge a book by its