“Thank You Ma’am” Character Development
Roger
Mrs. Jones
Section 1
From the beginning of the story to “…until his teeth rattled.”
Character Trait
Character Trait
Textual Evidence
Textual Evidence
Section 2
From “After that the woman said” to “you are going to remember
Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.”
Character Trait
Character Trait
Textual Evidence
Textual Evidence
Section 3
From “Sweat popped out…” to “You could have asked me.”
Character Trait
Character Trait
Textual Evidence
Textual Evidence
Section 4
From “M’am?” to “run that comb through your hair so you will look
presentable.”
Character Trait
Character Trait
Textual Evidence
Textual Evidence
Section 5
From “In another corner of the room” to the end of the story
Character Trait
Character Trait
Textual Evidence
Textual Evidence
What does it matter?
What does it mean?
What does it say?
What does it say?
Connecting Character to Theme: “Thank You, Ma’am”
Roger
First Impressions
(from sections 1 and 2)
Mrs. Jones
First Impressions
(from sections 1 and 2)
Character Developments
(from sections 3-5)
Character Developments
(from sections 3-5)
Why did the author choose to
present and change the
character in this way?
Why did the author choose to
present and change the character
in this way?
Theme
Based on the observations above, explain the larger message the
author is trying to convey about society and life in general.