Roger A Dynamic Character In Thank You Ma Am, By Langston Hughes

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One in three kids in America experience homelessness. In the short story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes there is a boy who tries to steal a woman's purse. The boy in this story is named Roger, and he is the dynamic character in the story. There are many reasons why Roger a dynamic character in this short story. Roger is a dynamic character because he changes throughout the story, first, he is a boy who has no home and anybody to go to so he steals things in order to survive. It is not until the end of this passage where it is shown that he has learned from Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones and he has changed dramatically. It was about eleven o’clock when Roger ran up to Mrs. Jones and tried to steal her purse. It was at this

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