Mrs.Jones places Roger in a headlock after kicking him.
Where did you think you were going?
Mrs Jones takes Roger to his house and tells him to clean his face.
You ought to be my son.
Shoul I escape?
Roger, a poor young teen, unsuccessfully attempts to steal a strong-built woman's purse in Harlem “A boy ran up behind her and tried to snatch her purse.”
Roger decides to stay in Mrs.Jones house
Should I leave this house or stay inside?
she immobilises him and makes him completely useless. She introduces herself as Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones. “Mrs Jones stopped, jerked him around in front of her, put a half-nelson about his neck, and continued to drag him up the street.”
Mrs. Jones making feeding Roger
Maybe I could take the purse and leave
Thank you m'am
She tells him to wash his face and that she won't call the police but she will teach him that what he did to her is wrong even though tried to steal her bag. “You ought to be my son. I would teach you right from wrong.”
Final moments between Mrs. Jones and Roger
“Roger looked at the door — looked at the woman — looked at the door — and went to the sink.” from this piece from the story we can tell that there were tendencies of Roger leaving the house but decided he wasn't going to
She then prepared dinner for him. At this time the boy was also put on trial, as she purposely left her handbag in the bed and left the boy alone with an easy escape.
Mrs Jones gave Roger 10 dollars to buy the shoes he wanted, which was like a dream for Roger, so he was very grateful and he said goodbye by saying ‘Thank you Ma’m’.
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