In the short story “Thank you, ma’am”, Mrs. Jones’s kindness to Roger changes him. Some evidence on how Mrs. Jones’s kindness to Roger changes him is “ the boy turned around, wondering what next. The door was open. He could make a dash for it down the hall. He could run, run, run, run, run! The woman was sitting on the day bed. After awhile she said, "I were young once and I wanted things I could not get." There was another long pause. The boy's mouth opened. Then he frowned, but not knowing he frowned.” This shows that due to Mrs. Jones’s kindness to him, Roger does not run away from her. He could, but he stayed. Another excerpt from the story that shows that Mrs. Jones’s kindness to Roger changes him is “In another corner of the room behind
