My Reading Journal 2

The second story called "Thank you M'am",it was written by Langston Hughes,an African-American writer,who wrote books,poems,and short stories.
The story began in a dark night,about eleven o'clock,Mrs. Luella was walking alone,when a boy,Roger,ran up and tried to snatch her purse.But the woman gripped him and he lose his balance,felling on his back.Rather than calling the police,Mrs. Luella dragged him home.She talked to him,telling him that she was young once and she wanted things she could not get,and she have done things,too.After a silence,she went to fix something to eat.There are times that Roger can escape,but he didn't,he chooce sit on daybed where Mrs. Luella can easily see him out of the corner of her eye.He did not want to be mistrusted now.When they finished their eating,Mrs. Luella got up and gave him 10 dollars to buy himself some blue suede,she said,"Good night!Behave yourself,boy!"Roger wanted to say thank you.His lips moved,but he couldn't even say that till she shut the door.

How can kindness change a person's behavior? Mrs. Luella said she was young once and done things,too.That means her childhood have been similar to Roger's,and maybe she have experienced the same thing that happened to Roger,so she told Roger that he is "going to remember her",she knew how to affect his criminal activities,how to change him to a right direction toward life.By rewarding him but punishing.
And the little boy have trouble saying "thank you" at the end of the story,I think he has few occasion to use this phrase,he might always be alone,no one to talk to,no one to love.But this time,I think,he will realize that there is beautiful love in this world,it exists.