Question

summerize this if there is a new character and or setting “Do you need somebody to go to the store,” asked the boy, “maybe to get some milk or something?”“Don’t believe I do,” said the woman, “unless you just want sweet milk yourself. I was going to make cocoa out of this canned milk I got here.”“That will be fine,” said the boy.She heated some lima beans and ham she had in the icebox, made the cocoa, and set the table. The woman did not ask the boy anything about where he lived, or his folks, or anything else that would embarrass him. Instead, as they ate, she told him about her job in a hotel beauty-shop that stayed open late, what the work was like, and how all kinds of women came in and out, blondes, red-heads, and Spanish. Then she cut him a half of her ten-cent cake.“Eat some more, son,” she said.When they were finished eating she got up and said, “Now, here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes. And next time, do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocketbook nor nobody else’s—because shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet. I got to get my rest now. But I wish you would behave yourself, son, from here on in.”She led him down the hall to the front door and opened it. “Good-night! Behave yourself, boy!” she said, looking out into the street.The boy wanted to say something else other than “Thank you, m’am” to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, but he couldn’t do so as he turned at the barren stoop and looked back at the large woman in the door. He barely managed to say “Thank you” before she shut the door. And he never saw her again.

Answer 1

In this passage, a new character named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones interacts with a young boy. She kindly offers him food, including cocoa and cake, while sharing stories about her job at a hotel beauty shop. The setting appears to be her home, where she takes care of him without prying too much into his personal life. After their meal, she gives him ten dollars to buy blue suede shoes, advising him to avoid stealing in the future. As she sees him off, the boy struggles to express his gratitude beyond a simple "thank you," and he acknowledges that this is likely their last encounter. The exchange highlights her nurturing yet firm nature and the boy's vulnerability.