Me and Mrs. Jones

Both Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones from Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes and the mother from Black Boy by Richard Wright, have the characteristic of authoritarianism. This trait is positive in Mrs. Jones, however, it is negative in the mother. Both the wife in The Snows of Kilimanjaro by E. Hemingway, and Mr. Cooper from the Minister’s Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne have the characteristic of determination. Also here, determination made the wife a positive character, while it made Mr.…

Mr. Jones is an avid golfer, a hard-working attorney, a devoted father and husband, and values his independence. He expresses concern that he is unable to dress, bathe himself and functionally move the lower half of his body. In addition, Mr. Jones states he is struggling to remember his medicine schedule and the hip precautions set by his surgeon. These are two very important considerations as Mr. Jones recovers and areas in which occupational therapy will assist. As Mr. Jones works with…

of Figures I have always been really bad at math; even now, as much as my interest in the subject has increased over time, sometimes, I still find it difficult to keep up. “Am I dumb?”, I always asked myself every time my math teacher, Mr. Jones ordered me to leave the class to join a smaller study group in a room on the opposite side of the school, when I could not keep up. The study group was made up of “dumb” people. Dumb only because that was the tag used by the rest of the school to…

Right Thing, the football players didn’t want to let their family down by stealing. In The Road not Taken, the traveler made the courageous choice to go down the path less travelled because he did want to take the easy road. And in Thank you Ma’am, Mrs. Jones took the courageous action of helping a young boy who was headed down the wrong path in life. The characters in each story made the right decision even though there may have been easier…

the character makes, in solving their issues, positively or negatively impacts others. In “Thank You Ma’m”, Langston Hughes portrays Mrs. Jones as a loving and caring person who teaches a misguided boy a meaningful and important lesson. Roger, a young lad, runs up on Mrs. Jones in an attempt to steal her purse. The strap of the purse breaks, Roger down, so Mrs. Jones decided to take Roger back to her place instead of calling the authorities. She later sits him down, stating she was “young once…

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.…

is seen throughout the story in the form of character actions, setting, and conflict. The first way this theme is seen is through character actions. Mrs. Jones shows the character action , “When they were finished eating she got up and said, "Now, here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes” (Hughes 7). This shows Mrs. Jones giving Roger the chance to start over and get on the right path towards success in the future. Next we see the theme portrayed through setting. This…

directed them towards the hallway. “You can visit Mr Cornett, if you’d like. He’s a lawyer we have hired for this investigation,” the receptionist said, gesticulating towards a large steel door beside her. Wesley and Amanda went inside the austere looking lawyer’s office. Seated in the office chair was a heavy set man, with prominent cheekbones…

Who is Stephen Jones? Well if you asked me, I would say he is the go-to man for hats. He’s worked with tons of people in the fashion industry to name a few; John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood, Glies, and Marc Jacobs. Mr. Jones has also created hats for Boy George, Dianna, Princess of Wales, Take That, Mick Jagger, Kylie Minogue and Dita Von Teese. “Mrs. Jones was born in Cheshire and schooled in Liverpool, he became a part of the London fashion scene during its explosion of street style in the…

Mrs. Jones is a nice, caring women that helps and cares for a boy named Roger even though he tried to steal from her. (Hughes Page 1). Mrs. Jones helps Roger by feeding him a meal and having him wash his face. (Hughes Page 2). In the story Mrs. Jones says “Then Roger you go to that sink and wash your face,” and “Then we’ll eat, I believe you're hungry-or been hungry-to try and snatch my pocketbook.” (Hughes Page 2). Mrs. Jones welcomes this teenager named Roger into her home even after he tried…