In the short story Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes, a boy named Roger tries to steal a purse belonging to an older woman by the name of Mrs. Jones off her. Although the boy was young this did not stop Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones from stopping him or teaching him a valuable lesson. There are multiple questions the reader should have, I know I had a ton. “Does he put her out?”, “Does the police take him away?” or even “Why did she do what she did to teach him a lesson.
Instead of turning Roger in to authorities when he tried to steal her purse, Mrs. Jones took him to her house. She took him there to feed him, give him some money, and to teach him a lesson. Mrs. Jones took Roger home so she could feed him because he looked very frail …show more content…
Everyone has their ups and downs and Mrs. Jones even admitted to her doing the wrong things when she was young. She tells the boy of her childhood in the quote “I were young once and I wanted things I could not get.” (Langston 3). She starts to tell him so he doesn’t have to feel alone. She goes on to say that she has done things that she will not speak on. That goes to show that she is guilty of things too. Instead of taking him to the police she tries to steer him the right direction again. As it says in the passage “You ought to be my son. I would teach you right from wrong. Least I can do right now is to wash your face. Are you hungry?” (Langston 2), she did what she did to change his path and to better him as a person. With her doing all of what she did it makes the theme not to judge people, for people don't know others situation or circumstances, the best thing to do is try to help them better themselves.
In the short story Thank you Ma’am by Langston Hughes Mrs. Jones is faced with a challenge. How she chose to deal with the challenge explained why she took Roger home, both of their characters and the theme of the story. In other words she felt empathy for the poor boy for he only wanted to better himself but wasn’t doing it in the way he
Instead of turning Roger in to authorities when he tried to steal her purse, Mrs. Jones took him to her house. She took him there to feed him, give him some money, and to teach him a lesson. Mrs. Jones took Roger home so she could feed him because he looked very frail …show more content…
Everyone has their ups and downs and Mrs. Jones even admitted to her doing the wrong things when she was young. She tells the boy of her childhood in the quote “I were young once and I wanted things I could not get.” (Langston 3). She starts to tell him so he doesn’t have to feel alone. She goes on to say that she has done things that she will not speak on. That goes to show that she is guilty of things too. Instead of taking him to the police she tries to steer him the right direction again. As it says in the passage “You ought to be my son. I would teach you right from wrong. Least I can do right now is to wash your face. Are you hungry?” (Langston 2), she did what she did to change his path and to better him as a person. With her doing all of what she did it makes the theme not to judge people, for people don't know others situation or circumstances, the best thing to do is try to help them better themselves.
In the short story Thank you Ma’am by Langston Hughes Mrs. Jones is faced with a challenge. How she chose to deal with the challenge explained why she took Roger home, both of their characters and the theme of the story. In other words she felt empathy for the poor boy for he only wanted to better himself but wasn’t doing it in the way he