Thank You M’am is essentially Langston Hughes interpretation of a troubled young teen‚ Roger‚ who struggles blindly through life with no guidance by an authoritative figure. Hughes directly characterizes this young‚ dynamic character and portrays chronologically his transformation into model citizenship with the aid of one woman. This woman in question happens to be Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones a proud independent woman who is the static‚ never changing figure Roger needs to change his life
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When Roger tries to rob Mrs. Jones he gets more than he ever asked for. During “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes‚ Mrs. Jones behaves the way she does because she wants to teach Roger kindness‚ honesty‚ and right from wrong. Mrs. Jones taught Roger kindness. Even though he tried to rob her‚ she did not turn him into the police. Instead‚ she was kind to him. She let him clean himself and fed him ten cent cake and beans. Another way she was kind to him was by giving him the money. After Roger told
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“Thank you Ma’am” Analysis In the story “Thank You Ma’am‚” Langston Hughes uses tone and characterization to contribute to the plot of the story. Langston Hughes has wrote many short stories. The short story was about how a young man tries to steal an old woman’s purse. She caught him and watches over him for a day. The tone of the story is reflective. The story is reflective‚ because it shows how the young man looks back on what he did to the old lady. The young man figures out stealing is not
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Roger could definitely benefit if Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones had decided to continue their relationship. She would have been a great mentor for him. After he tries to steal her purse‚ she stops him and drags him home with her. Just in the short time that he was there‚ he learns a lot from her. Roger learns that life is hard for many people. Spending time with Mrs. Jones gives him a chance to see that though people have hard times and may be poor‚ it doesn’t mean that people have to make
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In the short story “Thank You Ma’am” written by Langston Hughes‚ Mrs. Jones teaches the importance of integrity to Roger. “Thank You Ma’am” is about a thirteen year old boy named Roger who tries to steals a ladies purse. The lady named Mrs. Jones drags Roger to her house‚ feeds him‚ allows him to wash up‚ gives him money and educates him about the importance of integrity. Integrity is being honest and having strong moral principles. Within integrity a character must develop trustworthiness‚ fairness
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Outline In “Thank You‚ Ma’am”‚ Langston Hughes uses the wisdom of an older woman to teach a child the importance of righteous actions. Mrs. Jones is representative to a motherly figure: through acts of kindness and understanding she aims to make a positive impact on a child’s life. Mrs. Jones‚ a main character‚ expresses acts of kindness and compassion towards a child in need of guidance. Instead of ridiculing Roger‚ the young boy‚ she empathized with the desperation of his actions. Hughes uses the
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aspects of other people’s lives. Mrs. Luella in "Thank you Ma’am" and Sherlock Holmes in "The Blue Carbuncle" both give mercy to someone they did not even know because they overflow with love‚ forgiveness‚ and trust. To begin with‚ both figures in the two stories show love to people they have never met before. They offer the culprits mercy by displaying love to them even though they might not deserve it. In "Thank you Ma’am" by Langston Hughes‚ Mrs. Luella Bates shows love to a boy she caught
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driver’s license‚ and the key to her apartment. Just like the child who took Janessa’s handbag‚ Roger‚ from the short story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes‚ attempts to steal a woman’s handbag in order to buy himself new shoes. In “Thank You Ma’am‚” Roger and Mrs. Jones‚ the main characters‚ learn that small acts of kindness can mean the world to even the least of people. In “Thank You Ma’am‚” Mrs. Jones‚ the kind woman who is generous to Roger‚ helps develop the theme that simple deeds of consideration
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Thank You Ma’am By : Langston Hughes 1) "She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but a hammer and nails." The description of Mrs. Jones’ purse written out by Hughes is symbolically portrayed in different ways. The texts states that the purse Mrs. Jones was carrying around had everything in it but a hammer and nails. What is interesting about this phrase is the way it is used. Symbolically the purse has more meaning than how it physically sounds. In my opinion
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Alexa Floren English 11 Is wealth all it’s really cracked up to be? In Langston Hughes short story Why‚ you reckon? you see the trials and tributes of a young mans life in one night as he takes part in acts that are morally unsound in order to deal with poverty. There are many people that face issues with money everyday and families that can hardly feed themselves. Often people think that “The grass is always greener on the other side” but many times that is not the case. The author doesn’t
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