Mistakes In Thank You, Ma Am By Langston Hughes
Second Chance Everyone makes mistakes, but everyone has the second chance to change in their lives. Langston Hughes has written many enlightening stories to tell us positive attitude and lifestyles. In Hughes' short story, "Thank You, Ma'am ", it talks about a boy named Roger, who attempts to steal Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones's purse but fails. He fears that he can be sent to jail after he gets caught by Mrs. Jones. Instead of ending in jail, he learned a precious lesson from his mistake. This short story illustrates that love and trust can transform a person's life while punishment can only result in fear. Punishing someone due to a mistake cannot forever teach the person a lesson, but rather cause the person fear. Roger is fearful when Mrs. Jones grabs him, and he asks "You gonna
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Jones. He starts to realize that Mrs. Jones does not judge him, but she understands his situation. When Mrs. Jones tries to cook food for both of them, Roger could have run out of the door, but "he did not want to be mistrusted now." He knows this is the second chance that Mrs. Jones gives him, and he does not want to "loose" it again. He might have lost many things in life, but he wants to hold on the trust that Mrs. Jones has for him. Roger transformed from a boy who steals people’s money to ask “Do you need somebody to go to the store to buy milk?” He changed from “loose” to well-behaved. When they start to eat, she approaches him and tells him to "eat some more, son." By calling him a "son" portrays that Mrs. Jones is willing to forgive him and that he is part of the family. In the end of the story, Roger says “Thank you” shows he learns to be appreciating for what Mrs. Jones has done, and “he never saw her again.” Tells us Roger never does bad things after he walks out Mrs. Jones’s door. Roger starts from a boy who seems to be very loose in life to be transformed to someone who is being loved and
Jones. He starts to realize that Mrs. Jones does not judge him, but she understands his situation. When Mrs. Jones tries to cook food for both of them, Roger could have run out of the door, but "he did not want to be mistrusted now." He knows this is the second chance that Mrs. Jones gives him, and he does not want to "loose" it again. He might have lost many things in life, but he wants to hold on the trust that Mrs. Jones has for him. Roger transformed from a boy who steals people’s money to ask “Do you need somebody to go to the store to buy milk?” He changed from “loose” to well-behaved. When they start to eat, she approaches him and tells him to "eat some more, son." By calling him a "son" portrays that Mrs. Jones is willing to forgive him and that he is part of the family. In the end of the story, Roger says “Thank you” shows he learns to be appreciating for what Mrs. Jones has done, and “he never saw her again.” Tells us Roger never does bad things after he walks out Mrs. Jones’s door. Roger starts from a boy who seems to be very loose in life to be transformed to someone who is being loved and