Thank You Ma Am Essay

In the story Thank you Ma’am by Langston Hughes, the reader becomes fully aware of the self respect to which Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is in position to hold herself as well as anybody whom she comes into contact with. She set her expectations so high as well as she does not have any reason to behave in an unseemly manner even when she is desperate circumstances. This paper examines the literary analysis of the story thank you mam ranging from theme, symbolism, character wise and setting of the story. Trust is one of the significant themes in the story. Luella’s shocked is not only shocked by Roger’s plight but she is also sympatric is his case. She seems not to leave anybody or even anything get better of her. This leads her to enquire from Rogers, “Now aunt’s you ashamed of you?” This is because she caught him, as he was about to steal her purse but he could not. She does not fatly

It is clearly that she does not want to engage in the problems facing him no wonder she offers him ten dollars. She tells, “Here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes. And next time, do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocketbook nor nobody else’s — because shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet. I got to get my rest now. But I wish you would behave yourself, son, from here on in." it is clear that from the circumstances that Luella cared about her and would do anything for Rogers if she could. She is hoping that she has granted Rogers some hope in life as well as self-respect so as to ensure that he becomes as better person in the society. Stealing lowers the dignity of an individual in society no wonder Luella was willing to take his time and grant Rogers second chance in life by counseling him as well as making him understand the consequences of stealing are not fairly in