THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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Question
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She brags about her youthful adventures so that Roger will be humble in her presence.
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She is older and lonely and needs to confide in someone younger.
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She wants to be the adult whom Roger trusts to understand and help him.
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She wants to prove to Roger that all teenagers are delinquents.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Thank You Ma’am, how does Mrs. Jones’s admission that she did bad things when she was young reveal a theme of the story? She brags about her youthful adventures so that Roger will be humble in her presence. She wants to be the adult whom Roger trusts to understand and help him.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mrs. Jones treats Roger kindly because instead of punishing him, she wants to teach him ‘’right from wrong.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why does Mrs. Jones give Roger 10 dollars? She wants to show him that people can be kind and that he can trust them.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mrs. Jones tells Roger that “shoes got by devilish ways will burn your feet.” What does she mean? That Roger won’t enjoy the shoes because guilt for how he got them will eat away at his conscience.