Thank You, Ma Am, By Langston Hughes

People do not always make great decisions because sometimes life is tough and wrong decisions are made based on circumstances. The text, “Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes is a great example of how one woman changes a boy’s life by her act of kindness and beliefs. Mrs. Jones can be described as a woman who is very considerate, understanding, and fair-minded. She is a woman of action. When she sees something that needs to change, she does not wait for someone else to make it happen, she immediately does it herself. For example, in the text, When Mrs. Jones realized how dirty the boy was, she took the initiative to take him home and clean him herself by giving him the resources he needed.

The considerate side of Mrs. Jones created a positive