“I got a great mind to wash your wash for you‚” is what Mrs. Jones says strictly to the boy‚Roger‚ in the beginning of the story “Thank You‚ Ma’am” by Langston Hughes. Throughout the story Mrs. Jones is trying to teach Roger a major life lesson by being strict and caring at the same time. The biggest reason why Mrs. Jones wants to teach Roger a major life lesson is because she is strict. For one thing‚ she wants everything to be tidy. To prove this she says “You might want to run a comb through
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In the story‚”Thank you Ma’am” by Langston Hughes a boy named Roger decides to steal from a woman’s purse and gets caught; the woman reprimands him for his bad deceitful choices‚ takes him home teaches him a few lessons about life‚ gives him money‚ and lets him go. Mrs. Jones (the woman in the story) takes Roger home‚ because she wants him to learn that sneaky choices always have consequences. For example‚ in section 50‚ Mrs. Jones asks him if she turns him loose what he would do. Roger says that
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In the writing Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes Mrs.Luella Bates Washington Jones is like a mother to Roger. One reason is she’s understanding like you see in a mother. Another reason is she tough-loving like a mother bird to her chicks. The finally the last reason is she is forgiving like when a child gets introble a mom forgives them. The first reason is she is very understanding. The reason behind this is she’s been there done that scenario. Such as She states in the text “I were young once
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The realistic fiction short story “Thank You‚ Ma’am”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ is a great story because of the different lessons it teaches you and because of the actions of the characters. I like stories that show a character having a change of heart‚ and chooses good over bad. I also like stories where a character can be a role model for another character and help them get back on their feet. For example‚ in this story a woman named Mrs. Luella helped out a boy named Roger by teaching him a lesson
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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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Sing America” by Langston Hughes‚ and “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou both bring the same point‚ but in different ways of expressing themselves. In “I‚ Too‚ Sing America‚” Langston Hughes gets to the point in a very short amount of words. He does not have to write a lot in this poem to express the feeling that he had inside of him. He speaks as if he has no fear and is willing to risk his life to earn equality‚ and show that he is no different from white Americans. Langston Hughes is stating that
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majority of Langston Hughes literary work there were racial tones. He mocks the illusion that America puts to the outside world that there is opportunity for all and the equality among all people. He uses his personal experiences as young black man living an America to draw inspiration too. He explains that in America the country pampers white people‚ but demonizes blacks. In many of his writings he expresses his conflict of being a person of mixed race but having a clear appearance of a black man. The
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In the story‚ “Thank you‚ Ma’m”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones‚ a ‘large’ woman‚ bravely walked the streets of her small town‚ at eleven o’clock in the night‚ when all of a sudden a young boy of 14 named Roger tried the steal her pocketbook. Mrs. Jones grabbed the boy‚ tackled him for good measure‚ and lugged him to her house‚ where she coaxed the reasons why he stole out of him. Satisfied with the answer that she got‚ Mrs. Jones cooked the boy dinner and talked with him
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In the text‚ there’s often said that people went past them. People and Space. It’s a metaphor for the time‚ which is gone since they was together‚ and for the distance which is now between them Why does the text always tell from autumn and falling leaves? It’s a metaphor for their relationship which can’t flourish anymore He thinks that she’s old; she thinks that he’s young She wants him back‚ but he won’t her back She looks old “She looks old”‚ that means that she is not happy anymore with
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James Mercer Langston Hughes was born on February 1‚ 1902 in Joplin Missouri. When he was very young his parents divorced and his father moved to Mexico so he was brought up by his grandparents and lived with them up until he was 13. When he was 13 he moved to Lincoln‚ Illinois to live with his mother and her husband. When Langston moved to Lincoln‚ that’s when he started to write. Later on the family decided to settle in at Cleveland‚ Ohio and Hughes graduates from high school there. Once
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