Who Is Roger A Good Kid In Thank You M Am

Have you ever thought of stealing, for something you dearly wanted, and would do anything to get it? Well Langston Hughes wrote “Yes Ma’am” about a young boy named Roger. Roger wanted blue suede shoes, but didn’t have money to buy them. He saw Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, and tried to steal her purse, but failed to do so. Hoping to shape him up, she treats him like her own son, and cares for him, though there is no one at his house to go home to.

n the story “Thank You M’am”, the turning point in the story was both interesting, and unexpected. The turning point in the story occurs because Roger tried to steal Mrs. Jones purse. For instance, in the story, “Thank You M’am”, it states, “It was about eleven o'clock at night, dark, and she was walking alone, when a boy ran up behind

In the story of “Thank You M’am", Roger tries to steal from Mrs. Jones. “... when a boy ran up behind her and tried to snatch her purse.” Mrs. Jones then took Roger back to her home, where Roger learned about the power of love and trust. Also, Roger had a chance to escape when he was at Mrs. Jones’ apartment. “The door was open … he could run, run, run, run, run!”

In the story Thank you ma’am a boy named Roger tried to steal a lady named Mrs. Jones’ pocketbook. The lady took Roger back to her house and was holding him by the ear so he wouldn’t get away. Later on she let Roger wash off his face and gave him food. The reason he wanted to steal her pocketbook was to get some blue suede shoes. The lady tells Roger that she has done bad things in the pass too. Later on the lady gives Roger some money so that he could get the shoes.

There are some challenges of human interactions in Thank You M’am, such as trust issues. “The boy said ‘I didn’t aim to.’” “She said ‘You a lie!’” Hughes shows that Roger is scared of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones so he decided to lie to her, but Mrs. Jones doesn’t believe him. Trust issues can lead to challenges in human interactions because you should be able to depend on someone without thinking twice. The characters’ interactions change as the story progresses because they start caring for one another and they begin to trust one another. The author proves this by stating that in paragraph 24, “Roger looked at the door then at Mrs. Jones, then at the door, and finally, he went to the sink.” Roger is beginning to trust Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones because in the beginning of the story he would have ran based off of his reaction when Mrs. Jones picked him up. Also, Mrs. Jones is becoming more considerate towards Roger after she starts realizing that he might not have the best home environment. In the story, Mrs. Jones told Roger to go wash his face then she made him dinner. In the beginning, she was hitting and shaking Roger and now she is caring for him and sharing stories with him. These changes allow the characters to be more considerate and caring. For instance, Mrs. Jones gave Roger ten dollars to help him pay for a new pair of blue suede shoes.

The main characters of both stories are similar because they both are poor. The author doesn't tell the reader that Roger is poor directly, the reader must infer it through his actions. For example we can have a hint that he is poor because of his attempt to steal Mrs. Bates purse "about Midnight'' , she notices that he does not have anyone to talk to and how dirty his face is "Ain't you got nobody home to wash your face?" His answer "No'm" (Hughes). a boy who has a positive and good family that protects and feeds him would probably not let him go

Lastly, this is the reason why I think Roger will be helpful and kinder to his elders. I also

Langston Hughes’ coming of age story “ Thank you Ma’am” takes place in a town where a boy is struggling for money. This boy’s name is Roger. Roger thinks he needs money so much that he decides to try and rob that money from a lady’s big and heavy purse . Roger instead falls down and gets caught by the lady. One lesson in this story is sympathy because if someone is in a bad situation that another person can relate to then that person would want to help.

The first cause of a significant change in the story Thank You Ma’am is when Roger was kicked in his blue-jeaned-sitter by Miss Jones. Also when he sat away from Miss Jones’s purse so he can be trusted. Lastly Miss Jones gave Roger the money to buy his blue Suede shoes he wanted to say thank you but he felt that thank you wasn’t enough to

Mentorships are an effective way to develop positive characteristics in the people who need it most. In order to build a strong mentoring relationship, trust is essential. Without trust, it is almost impossible to get closer. The relationships between Will and Sean, in the movie Good Will Hunting directed by Gus Van Sant and Roger and Luella, in the short story “Thank you M’am” written by Langston Hughes are examples of the successful mentoring relationships. Both adults build trustworthy mentoring relationships with the young people in order to teach them a way to solve their own problems.

“If i turn you loose, will you run?” asked the woman. In the short story “Thank you ma’am” by Langston Hughes it explores integrity by showing trustworthiness, honesty, and fairness. In this story a boy 14-15 years old tries to steal a woman's purse but doesn't succeed, and she takes him back to her house. This shows trust because she is bringing the boy who tried to rob her back to her home.

In the story “Thank you Ma’am” by Langston Hughes, the character Roger changes from an egocentric person to a more appreciative person. In the beginning of the story, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is walking down the street at night, “…When suddenly a boy ran up behind her and tried to snatch her purse.” This boy’s name was Roger. What I know is that only someone desperate would try to steal someone’s purse. The boy did look like he needed food, but that’s not what he was going to do with Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones purse. He only wanted to buy a pair of blue suede shoes. Therefore, making Roger egocentric. Later in the story, after Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones makes Roger go clean his face. She then starts to prepare food

During the story “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes, the character Roger undergoes the process of learning from his mistakes from Mrs. Jones. In the story, Roger was desperate enough to take and steal yet when caught and asked about his folk he responded with he had nobody. “ ‘Ain’t you got nobody home to tell you to wash you face?’ ‘No’m,’ said the boy.” (page 2)

“The robb’d that smiles, steals something from the thief; He robs himself that spends a bootless grief.” This paradox is demonstrated through the short story, Thank You, Ma’am, as a woman that goes by Mrs. Jones. Helps this fourteen year old straggly boy, that goes by the name Roger find the real answer to life. As Mrs. Jones takes him into her home, even though the boy tried to steal her purse. She teaches him that you don’t need to steal if you want something in life. You could just ask, because someone would be willing to show an act of kindness. She forgives the boy for trying to steal her purse, because everyone sins and no one's perfect. We all have sinned and we just have to live with

“The boy wanted to say something other than “‘Thank You, M'am”’ to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, but although his lips moved, he couldn’t even say that as he turned at the foot of the barren stoop and looked at the large woman in the door”(130). Langston Hughes wrote an enduring short story called “Thank You Ma’m” that starts off with an old lady strolling an urban city at about eleven o'clock at night. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington-- otherwise known as “a large old lady” (10) teaches a lesson to Roger-- a thief searching for money to buy blue suede shoes. A central idea of “Thank You, Ma’m” is that believing in someone, despite extraordinary circumstances can change someone for the better.