"Parents can only give good advice or set them on the right path, the final formation of a person's character is in their hands." You don't have to steal to get everything you've ever wanted. This is shown in the story Thank You, Mrs. by Langston Hughes. A young boy named Roger tries to steal the wallet of a woman named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones on the street in a big city. Instead of taking him to prison, she drags him to her house, makes him clean up, makes him dinner, shows him trust and teaches him a life lesson. Through Mrs. Jones' teachings, we can say that she is generous, maternal and forgiving. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay Mrs. Jones seems forgiving. He seems to see his interaction with Roger as an opportunity to teach him rather than punish him. She could take him to the police but chooses not to, instead she takes him home with her and gives him something to eat. She tells him "you want to be my son". I would teach you right from wrong. The least I can do right now is wash your face. "You're hungry." This is lenient because he just tried to rob her and now she's asking him if he's hungry. She is kind to him because she realizes that he is just a sad boy, with no one to care for him and nowhere to go, and she is left where he has been. Even though at the beginning of the story Mrs. Jones was very determined, the other side of her is generous. When Roger and Mrs. Jones arrive at her house, Mrs. Jones asks Roger to wash his face and brush his hair so it looks presentable. He also bought Roger dinner. The final reason why Mrs. Jones is generous is because she gave Roger ten dollars so he could buy blue suede shoes. She told him, "Here, you can have the money, boy." It was very generous of Mrs. Jones because Roger tried to steal her wallet to buy shoes. Jones shows us that she is very brave. She's tough as nails. Most women, after a robbery attempt, screamed or ran away. Mrs. Jones, on the other hand, successfully fights back and inflicts pain on Roger, her attacker. Roger expected a defenseless woman. We can infer that Roger, in carrying out his plan, expected a large woman like Mrs. Jones to not be a great sprinter, and therefore unable to chase him once he had her bag in his hand. She kicks him in the ass. Then she shakes him until his teeth chatter. Eventually, she physically drags him to her house. Please note: this is just an example. Get a custom paper from our expert writers now. Get a Custom Essay This is a story that tells us that everyone makes mistakes. Mrs. Jones was the person who told Roger that he made a mistake because Roger didn't know what he did was wrong. Mrs. Jones is a forgiving, generous and courageous character. I think this kind of characteristic helped Roger learn a lesson from her because when Roger was leaving Mrs. Jones' house, he finally said "Thank you, ma'am". ReferencesBenonguil, J.A.M. (2022). Stylistic analysis of the story “Thank You, Madam” by Langston Hughes. Canadian Journal of Language and Literary Studies, 2(6), 45-52. (https://cjlls.ca/index.php/cjlls/article/view/77) Anwar, M.J., Sattar, B. and Anwar, M.N. Art of Characterization in Langston Hughes' "Thank You, Madam." (https://ijohmn.com/index.php/ijohmn/article/view/82)Carroll, P. S. (2006). Learning to see literature teaching through literary lenses: A group's story. English newspaper, 74-80. (https://www.jstor.org/stable/30047048)Alagözlü,=556098)