Paths cross for a reason, whether being negative or positive the outcome can never be undone. The day Roger chose Mrs. Jones as his next victim of his petty crimes in the short story “Thank you ma'am” by Langston Hughes his path was changed for the better. When roger attempted to steal Mrs. Jones pocket book she caught him but didn't just let him loose, she brought him home, gained his trust and taught him an important life long lesson that needed to be learnt. Roger was forever changed for into becoming a better person the day that he met Mrs. Jones by her indirectly taught him some tough but necessary lessons.
Mrs.Jones was alarmed that the boy would do such a thing when she had realized he attempted to steal her pocketbook. She grabbed …show more content…
Jones gave the courtesy to Roger of letting him use her sink to wash his face, she told him how she would never want to be seen with his face as dirty as it was. He became skeptical of her generous offers but accepted them anyways. As time went on and Mrs.Jones Began to talk about things other than the obvious issue, he began to open up and not want to run and escape as badly. Although he didn't want to run as badly he still had the instinct to run as shown in this quote, “Roger looked at the door—looked at the woman—looked at the door—and went to the sink” (Hughes 2).
It seemed as if he had gained complete trust in a women he had met less than 2 hours ago, ‘“Do you need somebody to go to the store,” asked the boy, “maybe to get some milk or something”’(Hughes 3). Her generosity and caring attitude taught him a lesson that stealing isn't needed I believe it changed him into becoming a better person.He became willing to run errands for her and help her if she needed help. He began to think why a person he had wronged was being so nice to him and taking the time out of her day to care for someone like him. As Mrs.Jones and Rogers time was coming to an end it seemed as is if Roger had opened his walls and became thankful for what she had done for him as it says, ‘Thank you, m’am’ (Hughes
Mrs.Jones was alarmed that the boy would do such a thing when she had realized he attempted to steal her pocketbook. She grabbed …show more content…
Jones gave the courtesy to Roger of letting him use her sink to wash his face, she told him how she would never want to be seen with his face as dirty as it was. He became skeptical of her generous offers but accepted them anyways. As time went on and Mrs.Jones Began to talk about things other than the obvious issue, he began to open up and not want to run and escape as badly. Although he didn't want to run as badly he still had the instinct to run as shown in this quote, “Roger looked at the door—looked at the woman—looked at the door—and went to the sink” (Hughes 2).
It seemed as if he had gained complete trust in a women he had met less than 2 hours ago, ‘“Do you need somebody to go to the store,” asked the boy, “maybe to get some milk or something”’(Hughes 3). Her generosity and caring attitude taught him a lesson that stealing isn't needed I believe it changed him into becoming a better person.He became willing to run errands for her and help her if she needed help. He began to think why a person he had wronged was being so nice to him and taking the time out of her day to care for someone like him. As Mrs.Jones and Rogers time was coming to an end it seemed as is if Roger had opened his walls and became thankful for what she had done for him as it says, ‘Thank you, m’am’ (Hughes