Thank You Ma Am Quotes

Words: 603
Pages: 3
Open Document
In the book Thank you Ma'm by Langston Hughes, a large woman called Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones meets a poor boy named Roger on the sidewalk. Roger runs behind Mrs Jones and tries to snatch her large purse, but instead, he loses his balance and falls down. But instead of beating him up, Mrs. Jones takes him to her home and cooks him dinner and makes him a cocoa. I believe that Mrs. Jones took Roger home because she thought he was a poor child and she felt sorry for him, and because she saw something in him that she saw in her past. My first reason why I believe Mrs Jones felt sorry for Roger is because when she and Roger were talking on the day bed, she said “ I were young once and I wanted things I could not get.”(page 9, line 107-108) There was a long pause, and then she said “ You thought I was going to say but, didn't you? You thought I was going to say, but I didn't snatch people's pocket books. Well, I wasn't going to say that.”(page 9, line 112-115) These quotes tells us that she has …show more content…
Jones took Roger home is on page 10, line 141-143. It said “The woman did not ask the boy anything about where he lived, or his folks, or anything else that embarrass him.” This quote says that Mrs Jones didn't ask about Rogers personal business or anything that embarrasses him. This means that Mrs. Jones wasn't going to let the cops know about this incident in the first place. If she was, she would ask Roger about his parents, his address and things like that. This comes to a conclusion that Mrs. Jones took Roger to her house for no reason, just to make him dinner and to make his face clean. It also comes from her experience. As I said in the last paragraph, when there was a quote that said that Mrs. Jones stepped across the line of law to get something that she didn't have. I believe that Mrs. Jones didn't ask Roger any of his personal business because she had a memory of when she was in Roger’s
Show More

Related Documents: Thank You Ma Am Quotes

The History Boys Comedy Essay

metaphors, bathos and many more. But at first glance the history boys could seem a typical dramatic themed book with a group of characters restricted almost entirely to a single location and a short period of time however looking deeper into the play you begin to notice the comedy reveal before your eyes. Within Hector’s French lesson, the…

Words 1526 - Pages 7

Traversing the Corridor of Time and Space: Isra Miraj Essay

Charlottesville, Virginia June 13, 2010 Bismillaahi-r-Rahmaani-r-Raheem Allahumma inna nasalaka mujibati rahmatika Wa’aza’ima magfiratika, wa salamata min kulli Itmin, wal-ganimata min kulli birrin, wal-fawza bil-jannati min-a nnar. O Allah, we ask You for words which will make certain Your Mercy, actions which will make certain Your Forgiveness, freedom from every offence, a supply of every virtue, entering Jannah and safety from the Nār. INTRODUCTION My Dear Friends: As I prepared for this…

Words 7993 - Pages 32

The Women's Rights Movement of the 1800's Essay

The Women's Rights Movement of the 1800s For many years, women have not experienced the same freedoms as men. Being a woman, I am extremely grateful to those women who, many years ago, fought against social standards that were so constricting to women. Today, women can vote, own property instead of being property, live anywhere and have any career which she may choose. One of the biggest reasons I have for choosing this topic was to find out what these women did to make a difference, not only…

Words 2902 - Pages 12

Essay on Short Term Pastoral Counseling Final

the problem is identified, the process of identifying the solution begins. Hawkins refers to this as the preferred story (Hawkins, 3). The ability to execute the solution is tested with the tracking question; for example, “What is the first sign that you are on track to getting a little better?” (Kollar, 131). Getting to this point may extend into the second session. Another time related element of the relationship is break that occurs towards the end of the session. The break is short, usually ten…

Words 15205 - Pages 61

Syllabus: Vermiform Appendix and Career Plan Essay

distance learning, online library use, academic honesty, and the development of effective study skills. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the University policies: (You must be logged into the student website to view this document) and my policies listed here in the syllabus. For class policies, please see the Policies link on the left side of the Materials page for the course on eCampus. Students will be held responsible…

Words 4702 - Pages 19

Sex and Gender are Different Essay

If there is room for doubt the context generally makes the meaning clear. However, in scientific, medical, legal or political and even religious discourse the discrepant use of the terms can lead to confusion and a lack of understanding. Here is a quote from a recent report (Schmidt 2001): "the findings [of a second gene related to sex determination] offer new hope for parents whose babies are born with this [ambiguous genital] condition - as well as valuable information to help physicians more accurately…

Words 7821 - Pages 32

Sustaining the Innovation Process: the Case of Rolls-Royce Plc Essay

Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD) and University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA 01854 Email: william.lazonick@insead.edu & Andrea Prencipe Complex Product Systems Innovation Centre SPRU, University of Sussex and Faculty of Economics University G. D'Annunzio Viale Pindaro, 42 65127 Pescara, Italy Email: a.prencipe@sussex.ac.uk Acknowledgements We would like to thank Joe Lampel for comments on an earlier draft of the chapter. This research was funded by the Targeted…

Words 13947 - Pages 56

Managing Information Technology (7th Edition) Essay

CONTENTS: CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY 1 Midsouth Chamber of Commerce (A): The Role of the Operating Manager in Information Systems CASE STUDY I-1 IMT Custom Machine Company, Inc.: Selection of an Information Technology Platform CASE STUDY I-2 VoIP2.biz, Inc.: Deciding on the Next Steps for a VoIP Supplier CASE STUDY I-3 The VoIP Adoption at Butler University CASE STUDY I-4 Supporting Mobile Health Clinics: The Children’s Health Fund of New York City CASE STUDY I-5…

Words 239873 - Pages 960