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How Does Langston Hughes Use Imagery In Thank You Ma Am

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The short story “Thank You Ma’am”by Langston Hughes portrayed a wonderful meaning. In the story a boy wanted to steal a lady's purse and he failed. Yet the lady still wanted to help him. This story uses imagery because of the way she describes the boy's face. Also how the lady is described as well In the beginning of the story it already starts off how the boy sees the lady. For example “She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails.” The way he describes her you can imagine how she is. He means that she is way bigger than him. Since he was trying to steal her pocket book. He first needed to see everything about her and what she carried. Once again in the story it uses Imagery. The boy made a run
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