“You gonna take me to jail?”-Who said this? Why did the speaker think so? Was the speaker eventually taken to jail ? If not, why?
The above mentioned question was asked by Roger to Mrs Jones. Roger thought so because he was caught by Mrs Jones when he was trying to snatch her purse. No, Roger was not eventually taken to jail. Mrs Jones herself was a reformed sinner, So when she caught Roger red-handed, she wanted to teach him ...
“You gonna take me to jail?”-Who asked this question and to whom? When did the speaker ask this question ? What reply did the speaker get?
The question mentioned above was asked by Roger, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old thin and weak boy to Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones, a large woman. Roger was caught red-handed by Mrs Jones while trying to snatch her purse. Struggling to get freed from Mrs Jones’ clasp, he began sweating. Mrs Jones stopped, jerked him around, ...
Retrace the course of action from the moment Mrs Jones caught the boy to the time they reached the middle of the room. ?
“Sweat popped out on the boy’s face and he began to struggle.”-When did sweat pop out on the boy’s face? Why did he struggle? What next happened to the boy?
Roger saw Mrs Jones carrying a large purse and thought of snatching it. His plan failed as Mrs Jones caught him. She dragged him behind her and then threateningly told him that when she would get through with him, he would remember her name. Hearing this, sweat popped out on the frightened boy’s face as ...
“But you put yourself in contact with me, …”-Who is the speaker? Who is being spoken to? What was the ultimate effect of this ‘contact’?
Mrs Jones is the speaker. Mrs Jones says this to Roger who tries to snatch her purseThe brief encounter with Mrs Jones changed Roger’s life completely. He realised the worth of achieving something through hard work and labour. Mrs Jones had confronted similar situations in her life and therefore she understood that Roger was not ...
