Thank You Ma Am Essay

     Because of Judy Jones’ infidelity, even though he knew it was going to happen, he decides to try to forget about her. As much as he tries, it is impossible for him to forget about Miss Judy Jones. He starts dating Irene Scheerer, her father knew Dexter very well and thought of him as a “Now there’s a boy” type of man. While with Irene, he agreed on that he could not have Judy Jones. He caused himself pain for no reason, he had been hurting himself and Irene by thinking of Miss Jones. Instead of him thinking about Judy Jones as being “priggish” he soon

Years later, Dexter falls into the lustful vision of the very beautiful Ms. Jones. Ms. Jones is more that willing to use her outer beauty to gain countless new lovers. She does begin a relationship with Dexter when he is in his twenties. Judy Jones is even boasted about by three other men that Dexter plays golf with one day. These are, again, some of the elite men in society. They almost salivate as they discuss Judy Jones. "Good-looking!" cried Mr.

We realize that Mrs. Moore is trying to open their eyes to the world around them, when she takes them on a trip around the expensive shopping complexes of the city. As Mrs. Moore takes them through these areas, we get the distinct impression that Sylvia gets angry. She discovers a fiber glass boat that is worth a thousand dollars. Sugar touches the boat, at which she gets jealous. She does not realize at first the reason for her anger, and almost directs it at her cousin, Sugar. Yet she stops herself and realizes that she is not angry with Sugar, rather that something else is wrong.

At the end of the story, the grandmother only pleads for her life and never for her son Bailey or his family. “You wouldn’t shoot a lady, would you?” (O’Connor 192).The mother never showed no remorse of her son’s death even after the other two men came back with Bailey’s shirt and then took his wife and daughter. She never pleaded for the men to stop and spare their lives. The daughter June Starr selfish characters are observed when she believes her way of living is right by stating to Red Sammy’s wife “I wouldn’t live in a broken-down place like this for a million bucks! (O’Connor 189). For a very young girl she carried an arrogant attitude that was never fixed by her parents.

Bates he wants her to trust him. “The woman did not watch the boy to see if he was going to run now, nor did she watch her purse, which she left behind her on the daybed. But the boy took care to sit on the far side of the room, away from the purse, where he thought she could easily see him out of the corner of her eye if she wanted to” (100). This shows that Mrs. Luella Bates Washington believes in him to be trustworthy, and now Roger is proving to her that he can be trustworthy. Towards the inaugural part of the short story, Roger would not have had the interest in proving to Mrs. Bates that she can rely on him. This shows that Mrs. Bates has already begun to have effect in a positive way on Roger. Although some people may argue that Roger was trying to convince Mrs. Bates that he was not trying to steal her purse because he did not want her to send him to the police, the characters show that that is not their intention. For instance, in the beginning of “Thank You, M’am” Mrs. Bates clearly demonstrates she will not send him to the police. “‘If I turn you loose, will you run? asked the woman. Yes’m, said the boy. Then I won’t turn you loose, said the woman.”’(20). Furthermore, Mrs. Bates shows evidence that she has no intention of sending Roger to the police when she states, “So you set down while I fix us something to eat” (90). Obviously, Mrs. Bates is not going to send Roger to the

On page three, Mrs. Jones said “I have done things, too, which I would not tell you, son-neither tell God, if he didn’t already know.” When Mrs. Jones was saying this, one was probably thinking that she has done something like this before, and that is probably why took Roger in instead of taking him to jail. On page three, Mrs. Jones said “Now, here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes. And next time, do not make the mistake of latching on to my pocketbook nor nobody else’s-because shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet.” One may think that Mrs. Jones was saying that if you do bad stuff but have nice shoes it will “burn your feet”. It is very important to think about the decisions you make in life. Making a bad decision comes with consequences, which can be compounded with further

She thinks that Goodell has been trying to garner fans to believe that he is for womens’ rights but Goodells suspension reveals otherwise to Jones .Jones illustrates this when she says,” It’s good to know where you stand now, we should have known you were stringing us along, saying all the right words”(2). Jones is trying to attack Goodell and try to induce her audience that Goodell is a sexist, someone who betrays the opposite sex, so others can enjoy football. Jones has made her point in saying that Goodell intentionally gave Rice a lenient punishment because Jones‘s assumes Goodell doesn not care about women, but his conviction shows otherwise. so that he could play f but uses an Ad Hominem attack on Goodell. Jones is basically trying to accuse Goodell of lying to women about how he supports those women who love

After the jury convicted Tom Robinson, Jem is upset and wonders why good people, like Miss Maudie, don’t serve in the jury. Atticus says that Miss Maudie can't serve because she is a woman, and since the jury consists of men, this shows gender discrimination. Like the black community, the women in Maycomb suffer from inequality regarding gender. On the first day of school, Scout argues with her teacher. When Miss Caroline, the teacher, offers money to Walter Cunningham, he refuses the money, and Scout tells Miss Caroline that the Cunninghams suffer from lack of money.

By being honest and trustworthy it will lead good fortune. Mrs. Jones has a run- int with a boy name Roger who was trying to steal her purse. But, she beats the boy and take him to her apartment. Mrs. Jones tells Roger “...you go to that sink and wash your face,” She then “...turned him loose—at last. Roger looked at the door—looked at the woman—looked at the door—and went to the sink.”

Mrs. Jones leaves Roger with her pocket book because she trusts him not to run away with it. Mrs. Jones believed that she could trust Roger because she feels like he wouldn't betray her after they opened up to each other. I think Mrs. Jones trusts Roger not just because she gave him a chance to steal her pocketbook but also because she gave him a small hint of what she did in the past. Trust is the reason for Mrs. Jones's actions of leaving the pocketbook close to Roger and give him an easy chance to just take the money and run, but he didn't because Mrs. Jones taught him a lesson and opened up to him. For example when Mrs. Jones said, "You thought I was going to say, but I didn't snatch people's pocketbooks.

One of the reasons she is bossy was that she grabbed the boy and told him to pick up her pocketbook when he tried to steal it. This illustrates that Mrs. Jones was not going to let a boy just take her items and run off. Another reason that Mrs. Jones was bossy was when she took the boy to her house and told the boy, “Then, Roger, you go to that sink and wash your face.” Mrs. Jones only wanted to do things her way, so Roger was required to be clean before they both ate.

Judy is a girl who can not be won. She manipulates men to play her game rather than their own. When pushed to give more, she implements her charm and brilliance to divert her suitor (126). It is clear she knows all too well what she is doing, and enjoys her power over men. Fitzgerald has created a woman in Jones that is vicious but in such a way she can be revered for her power of manipulation.

This trust will be instrumental in helping Roger take Mrs. Luella’s advice to heart. Mrs. Luella tells Roger about how a strong want can cause one to make terrible decisions. She hopes that he will be well behaved in the future. Mrs. Luella even gives him ten dollars for the shoes he so desperately wanted, before sending Roger on his way. Roger is dumbfounded and shocked by this woman’s treatment of him.

Caught between abusive Mr. Lockton and abused slaves, Madam is in a constant power struggle just to have her own life. A lot of her conflict is “person-self”, where she takes out her internal pain on her slaves. She likes

There are many themes present in the short story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes. But I believe that the main theme is forgiveness. I think that the main theme is forgiveness, because it connects with many of the other themes such as empathy and dignity. It is also an important part of human nature. The story starts out with a boy named Roger trying to steal a purse that belongs to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.