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How does Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones change Roger? She was almost robbed by a young man named Roger. He was trying to take money. She took him home & had him clean himself up, she fed him, and gave him money for blue suede shoes. In the beginning of the story Mrs. Jones was nice and gave him a second chance. On page two, Roger asked Mrs. Jones “You gonna take me to jail?” “Not with that face, I would not take you nowhere.” So she had him clean himself up while she cooked him a dinner. On page 2, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones said to Roger “I believe you’re hungry– or been hungry– to try to snatch my pocketbook” trying to get him to eat and at the same time asking why he tried to take her pocket book without actually asking.He

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