Thank You Ma'am

*Authors Note: This a piece about a quote from the short story "Thank You Ma'am".*

        “Roger, you go to that sink and wash your face,” said the woman, whereupon she turned him loose--at last. Roger looked at the door—looked at the woman—looked at the door—and went to the sink.

This quote resembles trust, that Roger now trusts the woman and is beginning to realize that she is not there to hurt and punish him for the wrong he has done. She is taking him under her wing and showing him that there are better ways to get what you want in life without hurting others. Roger here is coming to the conclusion that the woman is trying to help him by feeding and cleaning him up.

As a result, when the woman let Roger loose as he had been waiting for, he glanced at the door and then at the woman, debating whether he should run away, or stay. Then he repeatedly looked at the door and the woman, and went to the sink to wash off his face as told. He decided to go to the sink because of his trust of the woman and Roger knew that nothing good would come from attempting to escape. Rogers trust turned into something great, by not running away, he got food in his stomach and cleaned up, all it took was a little trust in the woman.