Thank You Ma Am, By Langston Hughes

Do you know of one lady that always goes above and beyond to be kind? Well, in the short story “Thank You Ma’am” By: Langston Hughes, Mrs. Johnson is trying to be that kind of lady. Mrs. Jones is kind to Roger and wants him to have a better life. This shows that, she cares about kids and how they are treated. Also because she knows how Roger feels because she probably had a harder childhood also. One reason Mrs. Johnson was kind to the boy is because she knows how he feels. First, she admits to Roger that she also stole stuff as a kid. This is significant because, she probably had the same type of childhood Roger is having. Next, I noticed Mrs Jones never asked Roger about his home. This was probably to avoid embarrassing him.