"Thank You M'am¨ is a piece of prose written by Langston Hughes. " Thank You M'am '' talks about how a large woman named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, almost gets her bag taken by a boy named Roger. But luckly Mrs. Jones caught him before he could go far. Landston Hughes uses foreshadowing, point of view, and reversal to show suspense in the story. Landston Hughes uses foreshadowing in the story ¨Thank
An Annotated Bibliography: Langstone Hughes Dawahare, Anthony. “Langston Hughes’s Radical Poetry and the "End of Race." ” Melus, vol. 23, no. 3, 1998, p. 21., doi:10.2307/467676.
“To improve is to change, to be perfect is to change often.” -Winston Churchill Change is a great thing that can be used to improve and grow, and make anyone a better person. A key part of “change” is something called “resilience.” The concept of resilience is described in “Thank you Ma'am” by Langston Hughes and is also exemplified in “Retrieved Reformation” by O. Henry.
In the personal essay “Thank You,” Alex Haley discusses life as a young U.S. coast-guardsman around the Thanksgiving holiday. As he had time to sit out and think about this holiday and its actual meaning , Alex realizes that of all the meanings that could come from this one holiday the most important is giving thanks, but to whom he was giving thanks to and in what way would this thanks b delivered was what Alex questioned by stating “Giving thanks—as in praying, thanking God, I thought. Yes, of course Certainly.” Then he realizes that this sincere thanks could be to those who’ve assisted him all his life whether this help was physical or mental.
In chapter 8 “The writer observes” , Walter begins to see his world differently. Walter becomes interested in Harlem and uses the world as his inspiration for writing poems and essays. Walter says , on Pg78 paragraph one, “At thirteen I wanted to see the world around me the way I thought a real writer would have seen it, full of magic and marvels and breathtaking beauty, which would inspire to write the kinds of poetry I had read in school. I wanted to look at the world through the eyes of a Shelley or Byron, to feel the inspiration that guided their pens”. Getting into chapter 9 “Sonnets from the Portuguese”, Walter becomes interested in sonnets, which are like small poems.
In this story “Thank ya mam” ( By Langston Hughes) A boy, Roger, just wants a pair of shoes. Roger doesn’t want to steal,but doesn’t know any better. And he didn't think this idea through. He comes up with an idea that doesn't work out how Roger thought it would.
After talking to my group about the book Thank You Ma’am by: Langston Hughes, we realized that Mrs. Jones is very helpful. We think Mrs.jones is giving and teaches him good life lesson that are helpful in life. The first reason why I think Mrs. jones is helpful is because she is giving. As proof, when she brought him to her house she realizes he was dirty. So she let him wash his face in her sink
Of Mice And Man Have you ever notice how lonely people are in the world. For example, rich people with so much money they have no one to share it with. Also such the people in our story such as Curley’s wife, Candy, and Crooks. The the best thing you should always remember is that you worst day is someone best day. First, Curley’s wife is lonely because she could actually be something if she did not marry Curley.
" He didn 't have many boys in the neighborhood to buddy with and his face had the look of a kid is watching a game and waiting to be asked to play (McCullers 1). " In the short story The Life You Save May be Your Own loneliness is shown through the Old Lucynell. At the end of the story, she is lonely because Mr. Shiftlet takes younger Lucynell for a ride and he never goes
Thank You Ma’am By: Kush Can you imagine a woman who would kick a stranger and then later in the story feed the same person? Well, in the short story, “Thank You Ma’am,” by Langston Hughes, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, the protagonist, does just that. She has a very complicated personality because she is hostile, but still lonely and caring. A big indication that Mrs. Jone hostile is, after, a boy made an attempt to steal her purse and failed, he fell.
Theme Essay Has someone ever been so kind to you? In the text "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes the author shows that being kind is always the right thing to do, we see this because, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones takes Rodger into her house, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones gives Rodger food, and Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones helps to get Rodger clean. The first reason that being kind is always the right thing to do is, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones takes Rodger into her house. The text shows this theme because Mrs. Jones takes a random kid that she doesn’t know to her house just because he tried to steal her pocketbook, but it turns out that she actually wanted to help him.
In the story “ Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes, Roger, a teenage boy that lurks on the streets makes an unsuccessful attempt at snatching Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones’ purse. Mrs. Jones catches him and brings him to her house and provides him with food, water, and money to buy new shoes and sends him off into the night. The reason why Mrs. Jones brought Roger to house is because she wants to teach him a lesson so that he will lead an honest life and will never steal from someone again. Mrs. Jones wants Roger to benefit from the lesson she taught him so she says “ But I wish you would behave yourself, son, from here on in.” (p. 11 lines 156-157).
A central theme in the short story “Thank you Ma 'am” by Langston Hughes is a little kindness goes a long way. One act of kindness can change a person’s life forever. Her unnecessary kindness made a major impact on Roger and changes him. As the story progresses, we see that Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones shows empathy and kindness for Roger. That kindness appears to pass onto Roger near the end of the story.
In the poem “I, Too”, the author Langston Hughes illustrates the key aspect of racial discrimination faces against the African Americans to further appeals the people to challenge white supremacy. He conveys the idea that black Americans are as important in the society. Frist, Hughes utilizes the shift of tones to indicate the thrive of African American power. In the first stanza, the speaker shows the sense of nation pride through the use of patriotic tone. The first line of the poem, “I, too, sing America” states the speaker’s state of mind.
Jazmyne Nelson Dr. Rose English 101 December 11, 2017 Literary Analysis Langston Hughes’ short story entitled “Thank You Ma’am”, analyzes the interaction between Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones and Roger. It presents the readers, the idea of goodness, the theme of trust, forgiveness, and kindness. Hughes is able to convert a language that is easier to understand by characterizing the context of story, advancing important themes, and using dialogue among the characters. Trust is one of themes that stood out while analyzing the short story. Though Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones has been victimized Roger worries that she won’t trust him, so he moves.
