Luella Bates Washington Jones

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What would you do if on a dark night someone tried to steal your purse? Probably not what Ms. Luella Bates Washington Jones did. In this short but inspiring tale by Langston Hughes, we follow the path of a boy named Roger and his run in with a kind hearted woman named Ms. Luella Bates Washington Jones one night in the 1960”s. After reading this heartwarming tale, I have come to the conclusion that if you make decisions based on love and trust good things will happen. After Roger tries to pilfer her purse the lady interrogates him as to why he would do such a thing, and after getting a few grumbling answers she notices that he has not cleaned his face in a while and decides to wash it herself. This shows just how much love is in that one lady's …show more content…

Here we see some of the kindest acts that occur in the story. These choices will affect both of them for the rest of their lives and if they make decisions with love and trust we know that they will turn out well. When in Ms. LBWJ’s room Rodger spots a chance to bolt out the door and run. She won’t catch him, he can be gone within seconds, but he chooses not to because he trusts that she will cause him no harm. If he had bolted he would not have gotten the food and enormous amounts of love provided by Ms. LBWJ. If he had left he also would have missed out on $10 (which was a lot back then) for some blue suede shoes. This was a good decision that he made based on trust which benefited him greatly. After eating the two are on familiar terms, Ms. LBWJ asks Rodger why he wanted to steal her handbag and he responds by saying he wanted the money to buy new shoes. Then she surprised him by saying “ I was young once and I wanted things too” after pausing she continued “ You thought I was gonna say but, didn't you? I didn't because I understand” After hearing that she knew what drove Rodger to stealing and that she had done it once, Rodger really opened up and started talking more freely. This let Ms. LBWJ know Rodger better, which motivated her to give him money. By trusting each other better things happened to both parties. Without trust they each would have been left either misunderstood and angry. Now they

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