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Trust In The Story Thank You M Am, By Langston Hughes
The Story “Thank you M’am” by Langston Hughes, Is a short story that explains the issue of trust. In “Thank you M’am” a kid that goes by the name of Roger attempts to steal a woman’s purse, only to find himself on the ground. The woman which went by the name of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones took Roger to her house. But instead of yelling at him, Mrs. Luella started treating him nice by feeding him dinner and washing his face. This shows that they both trust each other, because why would Mrs. Luella bring Roger to her house after what he did? And why would Roger not run out of the house?
Now aside from Roger not running out of Mrs. Luella’s house, let’s talk about how he was in the beginning of the story. In the beginning, when Roger

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