Theme Of Thank You Ma Am

Have you ever wanted an object very badly, but you were not able to get it? Well that's what happens in the story Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hues. One of the main characters Roger had wanted a new pair of blue suede shoes. Though he did not have the money for them, so he resorted to a way of making the money. One dark night he was walking down the street when he tried to snatch a lady's purse. Instead of taking him to jail or calling the police she was kind to him and took him into her home to clean him up and give him dinner. I think the theme in this story is that some people do bad things, but that doesn't mean they are bad people they just need help to get back on track.

My first piece of evidence for why is when he first tried to steal her purse. Most people would have acted in a different way but she said, “You ought to be my son. I would teach you right from wrong. Least I can do right now is to wash your face. Are you hungry?” (5). This passage shows how even though he tried to steal her belonging she tried to help him. In this situation she could have just called the police and turned him in but she tried to help him by giving him diner and washing his face.

My second reason is when he and
This occurs on page 7, “When they were finished eating she got up and said, ‘Now, here, take this 10 dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes. And next time, do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocketbook nor nobody else’s- because shoes that come by devilish ways wll burn your feet.” This has to very important thoughts in it, first she gave this child some of her hard earned money for some shoes, even though he tried to steal from her that same night to get the money. This quote also gives a very important lesson “shoes that come from devilish ways will burn your feet,” this means that even though you got what you wanted it is still not the right thing to