Thank You Ma Am, By Langston Hughes

Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes tells you about a woman who ends up helping a younger boy after he tries to stealing from her to get a pair of blue suede shoes. Langston Hughes uses revealing action to create the setting, description to introduce characters, and dialogue to set up a problem.

The author uses revealing action to create the setting.In the beginning he wrote “It was about eleven o’clock at night, and she was walking alone, when a boy ran up to her and tried to snatch her purse.” This shows that the author tells where they are and how the story starts. “then we’ll eat,” said the woman,”I believe you’re hungry-or been hungry-to try to snatch my pocketbook.” This is important because this sets the setting for the whole story. It starts the whole story and shows where they are. Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes tells you about a woman helping a younger boy after he tries to steal from her.
“She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but a hammer and nails.” This shows and tells readers what the woman in the story looks like so they can have an image while their reading of what one of the main characters looks like. ¨Theres nobody home at my house¨ said the boy. This is important because it gives the readers a visual of who the characters they’re reading about are and what they look like. For some readers it even helps them understand what their reading