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. After Roger mugged her, she sat and talked to him. She took him to her house and cleaned him up. She gave him a clean towel to clean his face with. She didn’t even call the police on him, she just saw he looked hungry so she fed him. They ate dinner together as if they were old friends. When Roger asked if she needed anything she said, ““Don’t believe I do. Unless you