Mrs. Jones knew that he was only doing this to survive. In the middle of the story Mrs. Jones told Roger how to act in public so he would not get in trouble. As she was telling Roger how to act he states in…
Meredith Willson was an American composer and playwright. He was born in May 18, 1902. He was known for writing the book, music, and lyrics for the hit Broadway musical The Music Man. Meredith was considered as a landmark musical of the 1950’s.…
Mrs. Jones’ characterization shapes Rogers character development. In the beginning Roger is characterized as a boy who does not…
Rikki Worthington Sometimes people need help and you should step in and help them. I helped someone, when their dog got loose, find their dog and return it home safely. It’s always good to help others in need. Some people from a vet. Place lost big golden retriever.…
Boo is a boy who once went into a house that was “Haunted”. Boo’s dad, Mr.Radley is a very strict person. Boo is mean and a bad person. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the intro is about a boy named Boo.…
Everyday people deal with their own problems. Some people deal with family problems or obstacles in their jobs, but either way, everyone has something in common with another person. Roger, in Langston Hughes’s story, Thank You Ma’am, and Waverly in Rules of the Game by Amy Tan, relate in this same way. Hughes’s story occurs in Harlem, New York, whereas, the excerpt, takes place in Chinatown, San Francisco. Thank You Ma’am is about a young boy, Roger, who attempts to steal a woman’s pocketbook due to his absence of money.…
Roger enjoys Jack's ideas and decides to join him. Roger chooses to side with Jack because he is a powerful leader and allows the idea of evil and chaos on the island. Roger is known to be more evil than Jack and when he joined his tribe, it gave him the chance to unleash his cruelty. Before the tribes emerged, Roger was stuck in a state of civilization and when he joined Jack's tribe, he got to show his true personality. For example, when he threw rocks at Henry he aimed…
In the beginning of the the story there was an old lady walking down the streets at night when a young boy came running and tried to steal her bag. Lucky enough the bag was really heavy and the boy couldn’t carry all of the weight. The lady caught him and decided to bring him to her house and change him for the better. While Roger was in Mrs. Jones house she taught him a lot and when she let him go he changes his perspective on what he did. In the song “No Role Modelz” by J. Cole he talks about how when he was younger he never had a father growing up.…
He is known to be an educated man who had studied in school and learned the art of medicine. This is what the townspeople perceived by him as he walked through the village. Over time, however, Roger is…
Roger is a boy who is most likely homeless and is trying to earn money in some way. When he attempted to steal Mrs. Jones purse he realized that was a bad idea. Mrs. Jones quickly pulled him by the collar and asked him “What is your name?”. He answered and from there she took him to her house to teach him what is right and what is wrong. Mrs.…
The person Roger becomes can only be described as malevolent. Over the course of the novel, he becomes more and more focused on hurting Arthur; accordingly, Roger leaves his previous life behind him, in favor of committing himself to that…
In my opinion this was not the way to handle the situation. Roger ends up doing the same exact thing to Frank’s family as he did to Rogers family. He threatened the security and safety that Franks family felt before he invades their home. I understand that he was just trying to ensure that his family was safe, but I feel he went to far. He should have involved the police, but I also know how the conflict of rage and instability of the safety of his family would cause him to act in such a way.…
Has a random stranger ever change your life before? Well in the story Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes, a young man named Roger gets a life check just by a juvenile decision that ended up with him running into Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. She takes him home and washes his face and feeds him knowing he hasn’t had care like that for a while. Throughout the story Mrs. Jones gives him a life lesson, and ends up changing Roger into a gentlemen instead of a criminal. Mrs. Jones changed Roger not just by brutal force and kicking him in his blue-jeaned sitter, but shows the boy that she has had the same kind of problems and she relates herself to him to show Roger that he isn’t the only one.…
In, “Thank You M’am,” by Langston Hughes, Mrs. Jones manifests contradictory traits, however, she has shown herself to be much more than a mediocre woman throughout the story as she encounters a young man, Roger. In the beginning of the short story, Mrs. Jones comes in contact with a young man named Roger who attempts to steal her purse. She then shows that she is not going to take any mess from a kid by beating him. “The large woman simply turned around and kicked him right square in his blue-jeaned sitter. Then reached down, picked the boy up by his shirt front and shook him until his teeth rattled (Page 172).”…
Life is interesting and full of surprises, with new people to meet and new places to go. Life is also mysterious and puzzling. Living life for fifteen years, there are several things that I am thankful for. I am thankful for the positive and the negative in my life. It makes my life interesting and worth living.…