The stories “Thank You‚ M’am” by Langston Hughes and “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara have many similarities and difference. They are both works of fiction‚ with important lessons embedded in them. In the story “Thank You‚ M’am” a boy named Roger tries to steal a woman’s purse‚ but the woman catches him and shows him kindness. “Raymond’s Run” is about a girl named Squeaky who runs a race and after seeing her brother‚ Raymond‚ happy just to have participated she realized winning isn’t everything
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the most important differences between the movie and the book was in the scene where grandmother and Burno’s father interacted. Their relationship seems a lot stronger in the book and has more depth to it. Also‚ we see that grandmothers dislike for the Nazi’s was emphasized more in the books‚ but Bruno’s father is more tolerant of his mother’s views showing he actually cares for her. This is evident in the quote from the book‚ “‘Now mother‚’ said father in a tolerant voice. ‘You know this isn’t the
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Jones is what people call a “black woman that made it”. She is humble‚ being that she is not very flashy‚ and she is always willing to give back‚ considering that she cleaned and fed‚ Roger‚ a young man that tried to rob her. Langston Hughes‚ in Thank You Ma’am‚ shows Jones’ woman qualities through her mother-like qualities‚ willingness to give back to the less fortunate‚ and ability to understand. Roger is taken in as if he was the child of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. Mrs. Jones sees a
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Analyses of ‘Thank You M’am’ ‘Thank You M’am’ is a short story which is written by Langston Hughes. The story takes place in the USA‚ in the street and in the woman house‚ where we meet Mrs Luella and Roger. In this article I am going to analyse this short story. At first I will summarise its plot‚ then I will discuss the main theme on it‚ and comment on the main characters and some literary devices. ‘Thank You M’am’ is about a boy called Roger and a large woman Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones
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Suggested Short Stories Thank you M’am by Langston Hughes Form C: Characterization Examples From The Text Thank you M’am Roger Direct Characterization in the text 1. He is a male 2. He looks frail 3. He is willow-wild Indirect Characterization in the text 1. (“I’m very sorry ‚ lady I’m sorry” )He got scared when the lady grabbed him 2. (“ I am going to wash your face “)He looks dirty in the face 3. (“He wanted to say something else other than “Thank You M’am”) He
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In the short story Thank you‚ M’am by Langston Hughes and Gate A-4 by Naomi Shihab Nye both have a common theme of helping anyone‚ even if they are different‚ to build up story and character. The story "Thank You‚ M’am” reveals the theme of helping anyone‚ even if they are different. In “Thank You‚ M’am” by Langstin Huges‚ Roger wanted blue suede shoes but he had to steal from a lady but when she caught him he became very nervous. So the lady decided to help Roger learn that stealing is bad and
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In Langston Hughes short story “Thank you M’am” Hughes uses stealing as a topic for a way to express having dignity in yourself‚ even when the cards are not dealt in your favor. A young boy tries to steal a large women’s purse‚ but does not get away with it. Instead the boy fell on his back and got kicked right square in his blue-jeaned sitter. The large lady hauls him to her house to wash his face. She wants him to remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. She brings him to her one room apartment
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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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generous.(Google’s Definition) Being a generous human would make that human see different point of views of the world. Human being can be very generous even though he or she might be going through a low point in their life. In Langston Hughes’s short story “Thank You M’am” the main character Luella Bates Washington Jones demonstrated a true act of generosity when she brought Roger home with her‚ washed and fed him‚ and gave him money for the blue suede shoes. Mrs Jones‚first‚ demonstrated an act of kindness
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Have you ever tried stealing and got caught? The boy in "Thank You M’am" by: Langstons Hughes did. Mrs. Jones‚ the lady the boy tried to steal from‚ didn’t do what most people do. Which is call the police. She then instead took the boy to her home. Most people would disagree with what she did. Although Mrs. Jones could have just called the police when the boy tried to steal her pocketbook‚ she took him to her house‚ which was an important setting in the story. The story is about Mrs. Jones
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