When I think of some of the best teachers or my favorite teachers, I think of my parents, my ex, my chorus teacher Ms.Tolbert, and the pastor of my church. Although they are great teachers, there are also other great teachers such as those who come into your life for a short period of time or you just might be passing them everyday. In my favorite short story, “Thank You Ma’am,” by Langston Hughes this little boy named Roger learns a lesson and meets an unexpected teacher named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is my favorite character! She is an enigma who shows characteristics that might be contrasting on the outside and to everyone else. Once the story first starts she is illustrated as aggressive and bodily striking. Hughes outlined Mrs.Jones straightforwardly as a big woman with an even bigger handbag. Roger, the child in the story, attempts to snatch her handbag, she ends up being the more lively and faster one of the two of them, which was extremely unexpected. When she caught him, she shook him up, kicks him quickly, then lifts him and continues to rattle him a bit. Shortly after, she reaches a state of perfection and takes Roger home with her, while also letting him know and telling him to proceed with caution. She told Roger, “When I get past with you, sir, you are going to recall Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.” I think that when she used her entire name in this part, that demonstrates that Mrs. Jones is an important person in the story who was put there to teach Roger a valuable lesson. Being that she has the strength and size, the readers expect her to beat the boy by the way she talks. But be that as it may, her thoughts and what she actually does is shocking. As the story goes on, the author slowly shows that Mrs. Jones is moreover obliging, thoughtful, and benevolent. For instance, she does not call the cops on Roger to show her kindness and how sorry she feels for him