“Thank You M’am” Essay Response In the story “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes, the boy Roger, seems to be lonely. The story is about a boy named Roger who tries to steal Mrs. Jones purse, she takes him to her house and takes care of him. Roger could be described as lonely because he has nobody home at his home, he is very respectful of Mrs. Jones, and he tries to steal.
The realistic fiction story “Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes is about a woman named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones helping a troubled boy named Roger. Mrs. Jones demonstrates that she is self-sufficient. She shows this by being caring, strong, and above all, independent. The first reason Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is self-efficient is because she is caring.
On "Thank you Ma'am" by Langston Hughes, the robber name Roger (who were just a teenager) was trying to steal Mrs. Jones' large purse. If Mrs. Jones ignored him and just called the police then the Roger would go jail and would live the way that doesn't look good. But Mrs. Jones didn't ignored the Roger and didn't called the police, she took him to her apartment and she feeded him and she talked to him just like an normal guest even though he was a robber, so this is the action of the brother's keeper. By her kindness the Roger's hunger was gritified would got some hope, and maybe by that kindness Roger's live would changed.
In the short story [Thank You Ma’am] by langston Hughes,There is a large woman named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, but you can just call her Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Jones experienced by a young, poor boy named Roger. Although Mrs. Jones was almost robbed, she was really tough, caring, and forgiving towards the boy. At the beginning of the story, Roger a poor boy, attempted to rob Mrs. Jones for cash.
A central theme in the short story “Thank you Ma 'am” by Langston Hughes is a little kindness goes a long way. One act of kindness can change a person’s life forever. Her unnecessary kindness made a major impact on Roger and changes him. As the story progresses, we see that Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones shows empathy and kindness for Roger. That kindness appears to pass onto Roger near the end of the story.
Have you ever got caught doing something wrong, and then something good comes out of the bad situation? In the short story Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes, this is exactly what happens to Roger. Roger was caught by Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones while attempting to steal her purse, wanting her money. Instead of calling the cops, and turning Roger in, Mrs. Jones decides to pamper him, while teaching him a lesson of manners. Mrs, Jones takes a bad situation of Roger trying to steal her purse and turns it into a good situations by showing Roger the proper way to get what he wants.
In the short story Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes, a boy named Roger tries to steal a purse belonging to Mrs. Jones off her arm. The boy was young and did not get turned in to the police. I will be discussing why Mrs. Jones took him home, how their actions determine their character and the theme of the story. Instead of turning Roger in to authorities when he tried to steal her purse, Mrs. Jones took him to her house. She took him there to feed him, give him some money, and to teach him a lesson.
Roger acted just like a petty criminal should, after failing to get away successfully with the purse he tries to get away. But after being trapped by Mrs. Jones, he still tries to squirm lose to try and get away from Mrs. Jones. He also gives an excuse like “I didn’t try to steal your pocketbook” from pg 1. He tries to exploit every way to try and get away including trying to be nice to her to feel like it’s better to let him go then bring him to the police. This relates to the thesis, in the way that he has not changed at all and thinks stealing is a way for him to get nice things.
