Character Analysis of Roger in Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes

“Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes is about a boy named Roger. In the beginning of the story Roger steals from a woman named Mrs. Jones and attempts to steal her purse. Roger fails to do so, so the woman takes him to her residence and teaches him a very useful lesson “Do not steal”. I really understood the message Langston Hughes puts into this story and I consider Roger does as well. In the finish, Roger fundamentally begins out as a cold-hearted thief but operates his way out and learns how to respect other folks and not to steal. Roger adjustments in to a diverse individual in the end of the story.

I would feel of Roger as a poor kid and he had small income due to the fact in the story it states that he does not have any person at his residence. Also the entire cause why Roger steals from Mrs. Jones is simply because he does not have sufficient income to acquire his “Blue Suede Shoes” so he had to steal. Yet another instance would be the description of his garments and how his face and hair was all messy and dirty. The story states that Mrs. Jones had to tell Roger to wash his face and comb his hair to be presentable. In conclusion, Roger had really tiny income and because of that he had to steal.

I would also describe Roger as a respectful individual towards the end of the story due to the fact when he was dragged to Mrs. Jones’s house you could already tell that he was going by means of a modify. When he was there, he provided Mrs. Jones to get some groceries from the shop. Also, he had numerous probabilities to ditch her but he chose not to it was practically like he wanted to remain there. Anytime Mrs. Jones told a story, Roger listened and really learned out of her stories. Roger actually learned respect from Mrs. Jones when he went to her home.

The final factor I would describe Roger is unthoughtful and he does not feel before he does his actions. For instance, when he tries to steal from Mrs. Jones, he doesn’t feel about the outcomes of this action which supports that he is extremely unthoughtful. When he fails to steal the purse, he just loses his balance and falls. But Mrs. Jones teaches him to be much more thoughtful and work for your personal funds as an alternative of stealing and she also teaches him to be more respectful and thoughtful.

In conclusion, he essentially learns the value of respect and not to steal. I feel all of the experiences in the story that occurred to him will alter his life and hopefully will make him more productive in the future. Even I taught a little one thing from the story, to work for the good things in life as an alternative of stealing somebody else’s tough-earned income like Roger did. So in the finish, Roger becomes a greater individual all since of that one particular time when he stole Mrs. Jones’s purse. He discovered to be respectful and not to steal.