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 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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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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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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full‚ resplendent flight. Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhardt) has what he cheerfully describes as a "challenging" job: he represents the interests of the tobacco industry in a world that generally considers the product reprehensible. At the beginning of "Thank You For Smoking‚" Nick is getting ready to defend himself on the Joan Lunden talk show‚ in the company of anti-smoking do-gooders and a cancer-stricken‚ bald teenaged boy. Did I say defend himself? No‚ Nick attacks. He asks the audience what the
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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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live in today‚ these acts are rare to come by. In this short story Thank You‚ Ma’am‚ the boy‚ out of mysterious luck‚ gets taken in by the woman whom he was trying to steal a purse from. Her actions‚ following the incident towards the boy‚ may have seemed very kind and understanding‚ but the boy needs a more solid way of punishment. He requires discipline that will show him that as complicated as life is‚ there will not always be someone for you to lean and depend on. The first and most foremost
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Thank you for smoking 1. The movie is about Nick Naylor‚ who happens to be an eloquent man. He works as a spokesman for the tobacco industry. He has to convince the America society that smoking is alright. Because of his talent for talking and discussing he can trick the Americans to believe him. Nick also tries to transfer his own experience and abilities as a spokesman to his son Joey Naylor and he teaches him that he must be critical for everything. Nick often meets with his friends in a restaurant
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Jesus Escamilla Escamilla1 Mrs.Hollie ELD 3 28 August‚ 2010 Examples of how people make there own decsions in the story Thank You Ma’m some examples of how roger and Mrs.Jones made their own decsions.Some exsamples of how the two main charecters is in the beginnig is when roger tryed to steal the old lady purse but the lady was confident and being assertive.The reason roger tryed to steal the purse is because he wanted
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