Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones

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Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones in the short story "Thank you ma'am" has many different sides of her. First of Mrs. Bates is very demanding. She showed this when she told Roger to wash his face she says "Roger you go down to that sink and wash your face." My second reason why she is bossy because at the beginning of the short story when Roger attempts to steal her bag after he falls over because the bag was to heavy she kick him in the butt and says " Pick up my pocketbook boy." Not much later she puts him in a headlock and drags him to her house. Secondly, Mrs. Bates is a very motherly figure. During the time when Roger was in Mrs. Bates house Mrs. Bates makes Roger dinner and asks him questions, but not questions that embarresing him.

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