Thank You, M’am

by

Langston Hughes

Thank You, M’am Characters

Roger

The frail, impoverished young boy who attempts to rob Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones at the start of the story in the hopes of being able to buy himself a pair of blue suede shoesread analysis of Roger

Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones

The protagonist of the story, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is the stern yet immensely generous woman whom Roger attempts to rob. Introduced as a older, “large woman with a large purse,” Mrs. Jones refuses… read analysis of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones