The two main protagonists‚ Michael Oher from "The Blind Side" and Roger from ’’Thank You‚ Ma’am" share common characteristics in their personalities. Michael and Roger are both extremely trustworthy‚ honest and they also came from the same background. In this text‚ one can tell that one could trust him"After he had dried it again‚ the boy turned around‚ wondering what is next. The door was open. He could make a dash for it down the hall. He could run‚ run‚ run‚ run!"p.17 Moreover‚ Michael also cares
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following student sample papers are literary analysis papers focused on characterization. These papers were focused on a character‚ Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones‚ in Langston Hughes’ short story entitled "Thank You‚ Ma’m." Paper #1 "Thank You‚ Ma’m" Langston Hughes‚ the author of this inspirational short story "Thank You Ma’m‚" creates a strong‚ admirable personality in Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones‚ one of two of the main characters. She has the privilege of changing the lifestyle of Roger‚ a
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Have you ever felt nice? In the story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes‚ Mrs.Jones is nice. One reason she is nice is Mrs.Jones is forgiving. Another reason Mrs. Jones is nice is she is trusting and the last reason Mrs. Jones is nice is she is caring. In particular Mrs. Jones is nice because she is forgiving. The reason she is forgiving is she brought Roger into her home and washed him up. She also fed him lima beans and ham after Roger took her pocketbook. I think that Mrs. Jones wants Roger
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got their own story. In a poem entitled “Mother to Son” and a short story entitled “Thank you Ma’am “ which is both by Langston Hughes‚ it it illustrated to the readers that a person’s past can greatly influence the person’s future. The experiences in the past of both Mrs. Jones and the speaker in the poem had given to them that all-too-important insight and allowed them to share the knowledge to the young people. In the poem “Mother to Son‚” the speaker is telling the boy her story and is warning
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Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones from the short story “Thank You Ma’am” is a tough yet motherly and empathetic character. These three contradictory character traits show in her actions‚ thoughts‚ and words. Mrs. Jones exemplifies empathy when she can relate to Rodger’s situation and when she doesn’t want to ask him about things that could possibly be embarrassing to him. “The woman did not ask the boy anything about where he lived‚ or his folks‚ or anything else that would embarrass him.”(3) this
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Never Be Ungrateful For A Want Always be thankful for what you have. Have you ever wondered if someone else had the same life as you. Ever wondered if someone had more or less than you and how they handles it. Well in the story “Fly Away Home” by Eve Bunting and “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes they show how you should be thankful for what you have and how much you have. What shows this is that Andrew has to do work while he is at a young age and Roger tried to steal someone’s purse. Also Andrew
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Mrs. Jones‚ a character in the short story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes‚ is a woman who teaches a lesson. In the story‚ a young boy‚ named Roger‚ tries to steal her purse‚ but Mrs. Jones catches him. Instead of turning him into the police‚ she teaches him a lesson her own way. Through these actions‚ Mrs. Jones demonstrates that she is kind‚ wise‚ and strong. To begin with‚ Mrs. Jones shows that she is wise. For example‚ Mrs. Jones teaches Roger a lesson about stealing. She tells him to ask
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Mortland Mrs. Rude H. English 10-1-14 Literary Analysis Everyone deserves a second chance whether or not they have and a grim or favorable past. Thank You Ma’am‚ written by Langston Hughes‚ is about a young boy named Roger who has an unfortunate life but soon messes with the wrong or maybe right lady that has a goal to straighten him out. In Thank You Ma’am Mrs. Louella Bates Washington Jones decides to give Roger‚ a poor kid that has resulted to street theft‚ a second chance to correct his wrong
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Sinclair Do you meet good people in your life‚ but never see them again? That’s how Roger felt when he met Ms.Washington‚ in Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes. Ms.Washington is truly a good person because she taught Roger right from wrong‚ she let him wash up and eat‚ and she let him have the thing he wanted. One reason Ms.Washington is a good person because she taught Roger right from wrong. Just think she kicked him when he tried to snatch her purse. That’s showing that when you do something
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in short stories. Two stories that are interesting are ¨Thank you Ma’am¨ by Langston Hughes and ¨The Sniper¨ by Liam O ´Flaherty. Both center around young boys who are having hard times in life. Roger in ¨Thank you Ma’am¨ tries stealing Mrs. Louella Bates purse. The sniper is fighting in the war for others. While there are some obvious similarities‚ both authors approach these stories‚ specifically the characters‚ tone and point of view‚ in different ways. The main characters of both stories are
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