Thank You Ma Am Langston Hughes Analysis

Thank You Ma'am' is a short story written by Langston Hughes and published in 1958. Though Hughes doesn't explicitly state what the setting of the story is, there are some clues that indicate the general place and time period. For one thing, the story was published in 1958 and the themes of Langston Hughes' work often revolve around the lives of African Americans in segregated America, so we can deduce that this story is probably set in the 1950s. Additionally, Roger wants to buy 'blue suede shoes,' which is probably a reference to an Elvis Presley song of the same title, popular in the 1950s. Based on some of the descriptions and language used, modern readers will get the sense that this story takes place in the past.
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