Reaction Paper on Deconstruction of Thank You M'am
The first thing that would come to our mind is how caring and kind Mrs. Jones is,that she tried to teach him from right to wrong. She gave him a food and a nice conversation. She even gave him chance to escape,which he chose not to take. While reading the deconstruction I realized that we have the same opinion and reaction with the writer. We both recognize the mistake of Mrs. Jones. I agree to the writer when he mentioned that not every victim of Roger would be sensitive like Mrs. Jones. What Mrs. Jones had shown to Roger is not an effective way of punishment. I can say that reading the deconstruction is a good choice for me to read because you will know what other readers have recognized in the story and what are the opinions about the story.
What I find surprising is when Mrs. Jones said "Well you didn't have to snatch my pocketbook to get some blue suede shoes,you could have asked me". There are many faulty choices of judgments made in this comment mainly because the outcome of the situation almost never happen in a real life. And after being told by Mrs. Jones,Roger would believe that everything he wants will be in his property if he would just ask. It is very unbelievable. Even me would never have all I want to have the things I want even if I just ask my parents. When Mrs. Jones said that,she seemed to be boastful. She even don't know of any information about the boy except his name. To trick a child into being convinced that if you just ask a man for money or anything that he/she will give it to you is morally wrong.
In “Thank You, Ma’am,” the apparent theme is not as it seems, and the true meaning is shown, that as complicated as life is, there is not always someone for one to depend on. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones may have seemed like a strong role model for the boy, but truly set a poor example for the boy by convincing him, not knowingly, but in her sub-conscious, that it is admirable to steal and beg for things that you do not have and want.
