Reaction Paper on the Deconstruction of Thank You Ma'am

     In my own opinion, the selection is a bad choice for me to read, because when we teach a child, it will be in solemn way that the child will not be afraid of us. Just for example, To "trick" a child into being convinced that if you just ask a woman for money or anything that she will give to you is morally wrong, and it is not fair for the boy to go through life having and accepting this state of mind. I disagree with this statement because obviously a child will need help from us and beg us to give them some money in order for them to have the things that they want or need. For me, this kind of teaching for a child is not a trick to them. But when they grow up, we must also teach them not to be dependent on us, for them to become responsible in life.

     Well for me, I enjoy reading it even if I disagree with its message to the reader. I enjoy reading it because I'd like to read selections like that. I disagree with it because of the message it contains. I am surprise when it came to this part: "Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones may have seemed like a strong role model for the boy, but truly set a poor example for the boy by convincing him, not, knowingly, but in her sub-conscious, that it is admirable to steal and beg for things that you do not have and want''. Because for me, the true reason why Mrs. Jones has to teach the boy is because she wants the boy to be a good child and stop stealing other things when he is already grown up. Not to teach the boy with a wrong thing especially of stealing and begging for the things which he or she doesn't have. But there is one line in the selection that I agree. It states that: " A very important lesson could be taught within either theme, and in the end it is a fight between two old enemies, good and evil" I believe that good and evil is the oldest enemies we can ever imagine. Because these two enemies are the only characters that we have now in this world. And it is the only reason why there are people who have bad characteristics and other have good characters. 

    This selection never relate to my own life experience as I can remember. This never relate to my life experience, because I never steal anything in my life, and that my parents has taught me not to steal others' personal things.

     Not all kinds of teaching a child is bad. Yes, maybe there are some people who teaches a child to be bad, but not all of us. In fact, we want that a child will grow up in a very nice way and that he/she may know about the hardships and nice things about life.