The 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
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Brandon 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
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Jesus Escamilla Escamilla1 Mrs.Hollie ELD 3 28 August‚ 2010 Examples of how people make there own decsions in the story Thank You Ma’m some examples of how roger and Mrs.Jones made their own decsions.Some exsamples of how the two main charecters is in the beginnig is when roger tryed to steal the old lady purse but the lady was confident and being assertive.The reason roger tryed to steal the purse is because he wanted
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Everybody’s got their own experiences; everybody’s 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
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Winston Churchill‚ a British statesman in World War two once said‚ “We make a living by what we get‚ but we make a life by what we give.” In the short story “Thank You Ma’am”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ the theme of generosity is shown. The story begins with Roger a helpless boy needing some money. Next‚ he goes up to a woman and tries to snatch her purse‚ but the woman saw him coming and started to teach him a lesson. After that‚ Mrs Jones drags Roger into her house and generously lets him wash his face
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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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Today‚ the sex industry (aka the sex trade)‚ which consists of‚ but is not limited to pornography‚ escorting‚ and prostitution is a $32-44 billion dollar industry worldwide.1 Both woman and men alike feel they have the right to choose how they express themselves and live life as sexual beings‚ even if this resorts to the oldest line of work‚ which is prostitution and has been around since the B.C. era. Prostitution cheapens the idea of sex as well as degrades the idea. This paper argues that prostitution
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Have you ever struggled on a school assignment but wasn’t able to get help? Didn’t you wish there was someone there with you that could’ve helped you do it? Being kind is important‚ whenever you’re helping someone with schoolwork or guiding them to make good decisions. The later example is shown in “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” and “Thank You M’am.” The character Mrs. Flowers in “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” reveals how kindness is important. “When Maya was about ten years old... She had
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SAE Institute Oxford An Analysis of ‘The Snake Charmer’ by Jean-Leon Gerome and ‘The Blue Lotus’ by Herge‚ their views of how the Occidentals viewed the Orient. Clemens Khoo 16193 Qualification: BA / BSc (Honors) Degree Date of Submission: 23rd August 2013 Word Count: 3301 Introduction The Orient till this day‚ continues to mystify and amaze us as well as strike fear in our hearts. From Disney cartoons such as Aladdin to portrayals of Arab
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My Life in Pink/Ma Vie en rose (Alain Berliner‚ 1997) To what extent does the opening sequence of the film prepare the audience for what is to follow in terms of genre‚ subject matter‚ mood‚ characters and plot development? Although French by language‚ ‘Ma Vie En Rose’ is directed by Belgian director‚ Alain Berliner‚ and therefore shares the concerns and troubles lurking in the subconscious mind of the Belgian people‚ mainly‚ the confusion over their national identity‚ as the country is divided
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