“You ought to be my son. I would teach you right from wrong.”- Who speaks to whom

“You ought to be my son. I would teach you right from wrong.”- Who speaks to whom ? Did the speaker manage to teach what he/she claimed to teach ? Give reasons for your answer. Class 12 | English (Thank You Maam) 6 Marks

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Here the speaker is Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones and she is speaking to a boy named Roger.

The speaker, Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones tried to teach Roger how to differentiate between right and wrong. Roger wanted a pair of blue suede shoes and so he attempted to snatch her purse but got caught. Mrs Jones took the responsibility of teaching him when she came to know that he had nobody to turn to for guidance, She took him home, fed him like her own son and gave him ten dollars so that he could buy the blue suede shoes. Her motherly affection moved him so much that he did not try to escape from her house or steal money from her purse in spite of getting an opportunity to do so. Instead he wanted to assist her in her household work. Mrs Jones advised him to avoid wrong means to fulfil his desires. So, from the above discussion it can be said that the speaker managed to teach him what she claimed and reformed Roger.