1. I like the way the author builds the character and the point of view.
2. I think the main character is the boy. We don't have an antagonist; if there is one, it is the boy himself. Because only he wants to change or not.
3. I think the climax is the action of her giving the boy money.
4. I don't think so. Because she gives the boy not only money but also hope for the future.
5. I feel sorry for the boy, Roger. The author set the story in the 1900s in America. It was a particularly difficult time.
6. I think yes, because it could happen
7. I think Hughes's message is that kindness and forgiveness can change people, because Mrs. Jones treated Roger kindly instead of punishing him, helping him learn a lesson about dignity.
8. She left her bag on the chair and left the boy there while she went into the kitchen. Hughes may have wanted to emphasize that dignity comes not only from within ourselves, but also from how society gives us the opportunity to stand up and change.