In the story‚ Thank You M’am‚ by Langston Hughes‚ a lady named Luella Jones shows kindness rather than animosity to a young boy who tried to confiscate her purse. Throughout the story‚ the reader can tell that due to this‚ the boy’s character begins to shift. Toward the beginning of the story‚ Roger‚ the boy‚ ran up behind Mrs. Jones and made an unsuccessful grab at her purse. Before he could get away‚ Mrs. Jones took hold of his shirt front and begin to drag him home with her. At this point in
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an American means having pride in who you are and who you will become. In “I Too‚ Sing America”‚ the writer wrote about him being the darker brother‚ meaning a black man in the times of slavery. Hughes embraces his color and has a positive attitude of who he is and knows he is beautiful as he comes. Hughes shows so much pride in himself‚ saying that when American
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Discrimination was the largest problem for the longest time. The fact that america was the land of the "free" but‚ most of us owned slaves.Then after the slaves were freed they were then held to a lower stand point for being black. I mean the definition of discrimination is treatment or consideration of‚ or making a distinction in favor of or against‚ a person or thing based on the group‚ class‚ or category to which that person or thing is perceived to belong to rather than on individual merit. We
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The text ‘Thank you Ma’am’ by Langston Hughes depicts what happens after an encounter between a small boy (Roger) who tries to steal from an older lady (Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones) while she is walking home from work. The story among many other things‚ focuses on the ideas of trust‚ dignity and forgiveness. While Hughes is well known for writing about race‚ this story’s lessons go beyond race. Luella is tough and honest‚ and also trusting and steadfast in her beliefs. The faith she shows
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The exposition of this poem written by Langston Hughes is about life and death. Langston talks about committing suicide and how he attempted to kill himself many times. The narrator faces many challenges in his life such as a failed relationship .As I continued reading the poem the author renews his intentions on living‚ and finds out he is here on this earth for a reason. The speaker used the cold water as an excuse. He says he may sink if the water was not cold therefore‚ he might sink and die
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Ramona was an innocent looking girl‚ right? So her parents thought she was‚ but oh no they were wrong. That night she went out attempted to rob a bank her former friends‚ parents owned. In the story‚ Thank You‚ Ma’am‚ Langston Hughes‚ the author‚ shows how the main character Roger gets taught a lesson after trying to take something that wasn’t his. When one makes a bad mistake‚ a lesson must be learned from‚ yet with care. Beginning with‚ Roger stole an older lady’s purse and she was very unhappy
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speaker gives us a symbol of segregation because he talks about how his life is somewhat limited due to it. He shows this by stating in another line that his professor is “somewhat more free” because he is “older -- and white.” I believe Langston Hughes’ poem mentions the self-identity aspect of being a black man‚
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Forgiveness and compassion have the power to 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
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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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Forgiveness‚ charity and poverty are all a big part of this story. Mrs. Jones knows all about the three. This paradox is explored in Langston Hughes’ famous short story‚ “Thank You‚ Ma’am”‚ as he introduces that she is very forgiving‚ poor‚ but yet still gives charity. Mrs. Jones proves that no matter what is going on in your life‚ you call still be generous and help others. This story teaches readers that it is okay to forgive‚ and how to treat others no matter rich or poor. Forgiveness for one
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