I'm very sorry, lady, I'm sorry, —Who said this to whom? Was the speaker really sorry? Why did he apologies?

“I’m very sorry, lady, I’m sorry,”—Who said this to whom? Was the speaker really sorry? Why did he apologise?

Roger said this to Mrs Jones. At that moment, Roger was feeling really sorry as he got caught while trying to steal.

A few moments earlier, Roger tried to snatch Mrs Jones’ purse. But his plan failed as Mrs Jones resisted the theft. She overpowered him and grabbed him tightly. She scorned him and made him pick up her pocketbook. She asked Roger if she let him loose would he try to run, to which Roger honestly replied that he would. Realising that he would not be able to escape from the sturdy woman’s clasp by force, he apologised to her. He thought that apology might compel Mrs Jones to set him free.

“You ought to be my son. I would teach you right from wrong.”-Who speaks to whom? 35 Did the speaker manage to teach what he/she claimed to teach ? Give reasons for your answer.

Here the speaker is Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones and she is speaking to a boy named Roger.

The speaker, Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones tried to teach Roger what is right and what is wrong. Roger wanted a pair of blue suede shoes and so he attempted to snatch her purse but got caught. Mrs Jones when came to know that he had nobody to teach him, took the responsibility of teaching him. She took him home, fed him like her own son and gave him ten dollars so that he could buy the blue suede shoes. Her motherly affection moved him so much that he did not try to escape from her house or steal money from her purse in spite of getting an opportunity to do so. Instead, he wanted to help her with her work. Mrs Jones told him to avoid wrong means to fulfil his desires. So, from the above discussion, it can be said that the speaker managed to teach him what she claimed and reformed Roger.

“I would teach you right from wrong.”-Who said this, to whom and when? How did the speaker transform the person spoken to here?

“When I get through with you, sir, you are going to remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.”-Why do you think the woman would prove to be unforgettable for Roger and what kind of a person would he remember her as?

“Sweat popped out on the boy’s face and he began to struggle.”-When did sweat pop out on the boy’s face? Why did he struggle? What next happened to the boy?

“You gonna take me to jail?”-Who said this? Why did the speaker think so? Was the speaker eventually taken to jail? If not, why?

“I wanted a pair of…shoes.”-What reply did the speaker get and how did he react?

“You could of asked me.”-What did the speaker expect to be asked? What light does it throw upon the character of the speaker?

“He could make a dash for it down the hall. He could run, run, run, run, run!”-Where do these lines occur? Who is the speaker? Who is he’? Why didn’t he run?

“I have done things, too,”—Who said this to whom? What do you think the speaker has done? Why did the speaker say this to the listener?

“I were young once and I wanted things I could not get.”- How does the utterance bridge the gap between the two characters?

“There was another long pause.”-What was the reason for this long pause? Was there any other pause previously? If yes, state the reason for that pause.

“There was a long pause. A very long pause.”-Bring out the significance of pause’.

“The woman did not watch the boy to see if he was going to run now.”-Why didn’t the woman watch the boy anymore?

“Do you need somebody to go to the store,… ?”-Who is the speaker? To whom did the speaker say this? Why did the speaker want to go to the store? What did they have in supper?

“And he did not want to be mistrusted now.” Who is referred to as ‘he” here? Whose trust did he want to win? Why didn’t he want to be mistrusted?

“Now, here, take this ten dollars…”-Who said this? Why did the speaker offer ten dollars? How did the speaker advise the person spoken to? What was the reaction of the person spoken to?

“Eat some more, son,…”-Who is the speaker? What is offered by the speaker to the listener? What picture of the speaker’s character is revealed in this line?

“…. because shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet.”—Who is the speaker here? Whom was it spoken to? When did the speaker say this? What attitude of the speaker has been enlightened here?

“Goodnight! Behave yourself, boy!”-Who said this and to whom? What did the speaker mean by saying “Behave yourself”? How did the boy react at last?