Don’t we all do things that we regret, and sometimes we wish we could change ourselves right? Well in the story “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes a boy named Roger attempts to steal Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones’ purse, but he gets caught in the act. Instead of taking drastic measures to discipline Roger, Mrs. Jones takes him home feeds him, cleans him up, and shows great kindness towards Roger. In the End Mrs. Jones shows Roger that even if you make mistakes you can always make it better and change yourself for the better.
In the beginning of the story Mrs. Jones tried to change Roger for the better. He tried to steal her purse to buy himself a pair of blue suede shoes. When he got caught, Mrs. Jones took