Period 7: Characterization-"Thank You, M'am" by Diana Mendoza https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4 1. Character Name 2. Trait 3. Textual Evidence (Hughes_____) 4. Your Name en-us 2021-09-13 17:57:00 UTC 2025-06-17 01:11:12 UTC hello@padlet.com roger is weak https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1737137246 1. he's weak because he fell on the floor when he tried to snatch the purse. 
"But the boy’s weight and the weight of the purse combined caused him to lose his balance so, instead of taking off full blast as he had hoped, the boy fell on his back on the sidewalk, and his legs flew up" (Hughes 1).
2. also when Mrs. Jones dragged him to her house he couldn't escape. 
3. Walaa Abdallah 

]]> 2021-09-13 18:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1737137246 Kind https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1737143857 Mrs. Jones is kind. She brings a mistaught boy into her house so he can wash his face because it was dirty. “Then, Roger, you go to that sink and wash your face,” said the woman, whereupon she turned him loose — at last. Roger looked at the door — looked at the woman — looked at the door — and went to the sink." (Hughes ?)

-Mahmoud Raheem]]> 2021-09-13 19:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1737143857 Strong https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1737152761 Mrs. Jones is strong. She was able to hold the boy and drag him into her house. "Sweat popped out on the boy’s face and he began to struggle. 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. When she got to her door, she dragged the boy inside, down a hall, and into a large kitchenette-furnished room at the rear of the house." (Hughes ?)

-Mahmoud Raheem]]> 2021-09-13 19:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1737152761 Roger is neglected https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1737805504 1. He doesn't have parents to take care of him. 
2. “There’s nobody home at my house.” (Hughes 27).
3. Walaa Abdallah]]> 2021-09-14 01:16:20 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1737805504 Roger is confused https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1737814642 1. He was confused that Mr. Jones offered to help him and give him money instead of calling the cops. 
2.  “Well, you didn’t have to snatch my pocketbook to get some suede shoes,” said Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. “You could of asked me.” (Hughes 30).
3. Walaa Abdallah
]]> 2021-09-14 01:19:46 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1737814642 Wise https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1737962963 Mrs. Jones is very wise. She is wise because she has experienced what Roger has been through stating she has done worse than him. “I have done things, too, which I would not tell you, son — neither tell God, if he didn’t already know. So you set down while I fix us something to eat. You might run that comb through your hair so you will look presentable.” (Hughes ?)

-Mahmoud Raheem]]> 2021-09-14 02:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1737962963 Mrs. Jones is caring 2277742 https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1739562671 Mrs. Jones is caring because she cleaned him. “Then, Roger, you go to that sink and wash your face,” (Hughes 23). 
Also she fed him and treated him like her son.
“Then we’ll eat,” said the woman, “I believe you’re hungry — or been hungry" (Hughes 29).]]> 2021-09-14 14:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1739562671 Understanding 2277742 https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1739585796 Mrs. Jones is very understanding because, she didn't call the police when Roger tried to steal her purse.“You gonna take me to jail?” asked the boy, bending over the sink" (Hughes 25). 
The woman was sitting on the day-bed. After a while she said, “I were young once and I wanted things I could not get" ( Hughes 33). she was telling him about her past and how she learned from which shows that she's understanding.
Nadeen


]]> 2021-09-14 14:09:11 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1739585796 Wise https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1740074111 Mrs Jones is wise. 

1.  "“I have done things, too, which I would not tell you, son — neither tell God, if he didn’t already know" (Hughes 35)

2. She told him that if he asked she would've gave him the money.

Lana Shuaibi]]> 2021-09-14 16:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1740074111 strong https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1740086886 Mrs. Jones is strong.

1. "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" (Hughes 20).

2. "When she got to her door, she dragged the boy inside, down a hall, and into a large kitchenette-furnished room at the rear of the house"  (Hughes 20).

Lana Shuaibi]]> 2021-09-14 16:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1740086886 Caring https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1740095622 Mrs. Jones is caring.

1. “Then, Roger, you go to that sink and wash your face” (Hughes 23).

2. “Then we’ll eat,” said the woman, “I believe you’re hungry — or been hungry" (Hughes 27).

Lana Shuaibi]]> 2021-09-14 16:37:56 UTC https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1740095622 Mr. Jones is wise. https://padlet.com/chsd230/d83qckm2ki2hunz4/wish/1749355171 Mrs.Jones is caracterized as wise because instead of going to a police officer she wanted to handle the situation on her own way and teach him a lesson because she;s been through the same situation as Roger. 
“I have done things, too, which I would not tell you, son — neither tell God, if he didn’t already know. So you set down while I fix us something to eat. You might run that comb through your hair so you will look presentable.”(hughes1.) Also Mrs.Jones shows her wiseness when; “You gonna take me to jail?” asked the boy, bending over the sink.
“Not with that face, I would not take you nowhere,” said the woman. (hughes1)
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