Roger is referred to as “him” in the above quoted line. Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones shook frail Roger. Roger was shaken by Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones because he tried to snatch her large purse when she was returning from work. She turned around and kicked him right square in his blue jeaned sitter. Then she reached down, picked the boy up by his shirt front and shook him until his teeth rattled.