“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.