Thank You Ma Am, By Langston Hughes

In today's society, acts of kindness are rare and unexpected. As Langston Hughes once said, “Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth the air and you.” This quote portrays that a “summer rain” relates to an act of kindness, startling and unpredictable. Langston Hughes was an American writer whose novels and short-stories were focused on the life of African Americans and their culture.The characters in most of his stories portray the acts of people in the Harlem community and how everybody shows kindness and has each others backs. In the short story, “Thank You Ma’am”, Roger attempts to steal a woman's purse, the women reacts by being very tough and furious at him. Furthermore, she brings him to her house to take care of him since she notices he was not fortunate. She feeds him, washes him and makes sure he is ok. The amazing characters in Langston Hughes story share the exellenxe of being an african american and the kindness they have for eachother.In “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes
He was an African American writer who was strongly influenced by the Harlem Renaissance and community. His childhood and the condition he lived in influenced many of his short stories and poems. He constantly showed his love for writing as a child. His parents, James Hughes and Carrie Langston did not stay together for very long, for they separated shortly after birth. After living with his grandmother for most of his life, she passed with then cause him to move back with his mother. Langston attended high school in Ohio where his mother and step-father lived. At his high school, most kids came from Europe, he grew a good bond with them since they were way more respectful than the white americans. After all of high school, he was encouraged by teachers to to write, which he did. Throughout Hughes life he dealt with African Americans including himself not being treated