the two main charecters is in the beginnig is when roger tryed to steal the old lady purse but the…
The worker contacted Michael Love who is a friend of Preston Jones. Mr. Love stated “Preston is a loving father he plays with them and they like to cook meals together. I’ve seen Preston spank the girls on their hands with an open palm and send them to their rooms when they misbehave. Mr. Love stated he didn’t have any concerns for any drug use or alcohol abuse in the home, “Preston does drink alcohol in moderation but he’s never drunk around the girls.” Mr. Love stated “Preston is a good man and he works hard and would do anything for his…
Tom was quick to betray Roxy even though he was very thankful initially of her generosity. When she offered herself to be sold as a slave again she had two conditions that she gave Tom. The first condition was that she was sold North and not South because in the North slaves were treated much kinder. The second request was that Tom was to buy back her freedom in one years time. But Tom being the selfish person that he was and who cared more about his own gain instead of his mother’s well-being sent her down the…
However, at first Roger tends to go to unnoticed. He only spoke when necessary and “kept to himself with an inner intensity of avoidance and secrecy” (Golding 22). We come to the conclusion that this secrecy is due to him being evil, in the sense he likes to hurt people. Roger thrives off the pain of others. This secrecy allows him to do things in which he doesn’t have to obtain feedback from others. He differs from Jack…
The Author creates the theme by using the main character Roger. First, Mrs.. Roger is making his first mistake. Jones picks Roger up by his shirt, “She reached down, picked the boy up by his shirt front, and shook him until his teeth rattled.”…
After miss Pelley’s brothers were contacted, they went on a rage and got a huge crowd of people together. The crowd had demanded and took possession of a freight train with 300 men with cars. After the crowd was chasing them for a while they started firing shots and the train and threatened them that if they don't stop they would burn the prisoner alive. After the train had stopped on Tenth Street, the prisoner was dragged with a rope to Eighth Street. The crowd had fired gun shots saying “You dog!…
C. She’s caring because even though Roger stole from her, she took him home, gave him something to eat and money to buy himself the shoes she wanted.…
The reality is Tom Robinson always helps Mayella with work around the house such as, chopping wood for Mayella, because he feel sorry for her. Mayella was a nine-teen year old women with no friends and several younger siblings. When questioned why he always helped Mayella Tom Robinson answered, “Yes, suh. I felt bad for her, she seemed to try more’n the rest of them… I says I was scared.” This quote concludes, Tom Robinson only helped Mayella out because he felft sorry for her. The jury is in shock when they hear that statement, and Tom quickly tried to finesse the rest of his remarks after…
Luella gives Roger a chance to prove his trustworthiness. She leaves him alone with the purse while he combs his hair. Roger takes the opportunity, and he stays far away from the purse. He thinks about running, about grabbing the purse and running out, but he decides not to. He stays, showing he longs to be trusted. This evidence shows the theme because Roger is put through a test in order to prove himself. He passes, only because he truly wants to.…
Mae Braddock, Jim’s wife, loved her husband very much, rich or poor she wanted no one other than James J. Braddock. They had three children, James, Howard and Rosie. When one of their children got sick, she decided to send them away to her sister so that they could keep on eye on him and they could be safer. Jim disagreed with Mae’s decision and decided to consult his former boxing buddies for help to pay the bills in order to make their home a safer environment for the kids. Although Mae knew people frowned upon asking others for money, she stood by Jim careless to what others would say.…
Finally Mrs. Jones teaches Roger about honesty. If Roger had asked Mrs. Jones about the shoes he wanted, Mrs. Jones would have given it to him. Roger already had an idea about being honesty. Whenever Mrs. Jones asked would she let him go if he would run, he replied “yes’m”(1). Roger clearly is inexperienced about stealing from people and was scared when Mrs. Jones caught him. Mrs. Jones teaches Roger that being honest is important and lying will never help you in the long run.…
The author implies that Roger's home life isn't the best and he doesn't have a lot of money. Roger says, "There's nobody home at my house." in the story after Mrs. Jones asks him why he wasn't at home eating his supper. That helps the reader understand and relate to him and what he's going through. When he snatches Mrs. Jones pocketbook he tries to act like he didn't mean to do it but deep down, he feels guilty about it. He thinks that she's going to take him to jail. But to Roger's surprise, she is very helpful. Roger was very fortunate to have this situation end with him not at the police station. After Mrs. Jones is done fixing up Roger, he leaves struggling to say a small thank…
The setting of “Thank You M’am” is in the center of Harlem at about 11 O'clock at night. The elements that supports the setting is that since they were in a poor neighborhood there was a lot of violence and theft. When the the theft of Mrs. Jones’ purse, the strap immediately tears and Roger is thrown to the floor. this also symbolizes that since they lived in not such a wealth area Mrs. Jones can’t afford a sturdy purse. The setting of this short story is essential to the setting, because if they were in a wealthier neighborhood not much violence and theft would occur.…
In conclusion, Roger was a strong, forgiving and caring person because he was bullied. Being bullied from Tony is what made him to the person he is. That is how Roger learned to be respectful without getting respect back. This story showed many lessons, I wonder how the rest of the story would’ve…
There are a million acts of kindness each day. Some young man gives a stranger a compliment, or a teacher brightens a students morning. But, in the world we live in today, these acts are rare to come by. In this short story Thank You, Ma’am, the boy, out of mysterious luck, gets taken in by the woman whom he was trying to steal a purse from. Her actions, following the incident towards the boy, may have seemed very kind and understanding, but the boy needs a more solid way of punishment. He requires discipline that will show him that as complicated as life is, there will not always be someone for you to lean and depend on. The first and most foremost thing that would come to mind when reading this story is how caring Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones was, that she took in the boy and nurtured him; she tried to teach him between right and wrong. She gave him food, a nice conversation, and even a chance of escape, which he chose not to take, but these methods are still an immoral way of handling the situation. If a boy were to come up to an everyday woman on the streets, that victim would not be as sensitive as Mrs. Jones was to the boy she caught. To teach a young man that if you steal and you are going to get special treatment is not an effective method of punishment. First of all, the boy told Mrs. Jones that he tried to steal her purse for one reason, to buy blue suede shoes for himself. She then replies, “Well you didn’t have to snatch my pocketbook to get some blue suede shoes... You could have just asked me.” There are many faulty choices of judgments made in this comment, mainly because the outcome of the situation would almost never happen in the real world. The boy will now, after being told he should just ask for the shoes, believe that anything he ever wants will come to his possession if would just ask. To “trick” a child into being convinced that if you just ask a woman for money or anything that she will give it to you is morally…