perpetrator and then run away crying‚ but “Thank You‚ M’am” by Langston Hughes describes a situation where a young man named Roger attempts to steal Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones’s pocketbook as she walks home from work‚ and Roger ends up getting more than he bargained for. In this story‚ Roger is portrayed as a frail teenager who is desperate for money‚ and Mrs. Jones is portrayed as a strong woman who knows what she’s doing. While differences between Roger and Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones
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everyone. This is clearly evident as shown by the short story “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes‚ the magazine article “Community Service and You” by T. J. Saftner and the magazine article “Feeding Frenzy” by Peter Ames Carlin and Don Sider. In the story “Thank You M’am”‚ Hughes states how Mrs. Jones helps Roger even though he had done her wrong. The text states‚ “‘ I would teach you right from wrong. Least I can do right now is to wash your face. Are you hungry?’” (88). This shows how Mrs. Jones was
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Sometimes‚ short stories can teach you life-long lessons called morals. For example‚ the story “Thank you M’am” is one of them. Written by Langston Hughes‚ the story “Thank you M’am” is about a teenage boy who tries to steal a lady’s purse. In return‚ he gets a surprising and possibly life-changing reaction. When people come across challenging times in life‚ it can be easier to go on the wrong path than the right path‚ because the right path is tough - but eventually it leads to a more positive‚
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"Thank You M’am" by Langston Hughes is a realistic fiction short story about a scrawny boy named Roger and a black lady named Mrs. Jones. After Roger attempts to steal Mrs. Jones money to buy shoes she handles the matter herself by kicking him to the ground. She then takes him to her house‚ cleans him up‚ feeds him‚ and teaches him right from wrong. Langston Hughes‚ the author of "Thank You M’am"‚ teaches us that you should give people second chances. You can tell the second chance Mrs. Jones gave
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greatly impact a person’s life. This can be observed in the short story “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes. Mrs Jones’s kindness towards Roger changes him in many ways. Roger learns to be more trusting‚ learns that people are willing to give second chances and he als learns that he is not alone and other people have had similar experiences to him. Roger starts out as a poor boy trying to steal a woman’s pocket book‚ but as the story continues‚ readers see that he is becoming more trusting of Mrs
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people’s lives; there was massive unemployment and many families were struggling to make ends meet. In desperation‚ many unemployed workers‚ and frequently their children were driven to petty theft to put food on the table. Roger‚ a character in the story Thank You Ma’m by Langston Hughes‚ is one of the victims of this time. Although he tries to rob Mrs. Jones‚ he does not appear as a professional and skilful thief; he seems to be ashamed of his actions‚ tries to win Mrs. Jones’ trust‚ and eventually feels
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Summer reading is meant to be purposeful. Although I did not procrastinate‚ I found the task of reading two books and writing additional assignments daunting initially. However‚ once I began the first reading selection‚ Thank You For Arguing‚ in early July‚ I realized that the assignments were not useless drudgery. I rather discovered that the books had meaning and would further me as a reader‚ writer‚ and learner. Unlike other school required readings like Shakespeare‚ Dickens‚ and Golding‚ this
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“Thank you M’am” In the story “Thank you M’am”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ a 15 year old boy named Roger attempts to steal Mrs. Jones’s purse‚ however Mrs. Jones furiously caught him‚ after a few of questions Mrs. Jones quickly changed her thoughts on Roger‚ after asking him if there was anybody home to tell him to wash his dirty face‚ she became nicer to Roger. From that moment and on she started to care about Roger more and more. She decided to bring him home to teach him a lesson about the importance
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In the book & the movie Kidnapped what I found interesting in the movie was when the gun did not shoot when the captain tried to kill Alan and it worked when Davie shot the Captain I also found interesting was when the uncle of Davie said “Why are you here” with gun pointing at Davie. Another part that was interesting was blowing up the ship instead of cashing the ship. The finally part that I found interesting was when Alan killed the head of the Red coats the Red fox. I never thought Alan
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