The stories “Thank You‚ M’am” by Langston Hughes and “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara have many similarities and difference. They are both works of fiction‚ with important lessons embedded in them. In the story “Thank You‚ M’am” a boy named Roger tries to steal a woman’s purse‚ but the woman catches him and shows him kindness. “Raymond’s Run” is about a girl named Squeaky who runs a race and after seeing her brother‚ Raymond‚ happy just to have participated she realized winning isn’t everything
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Have you ever tried stealing and got caught? The boy in "Thank You M’am" by: Langstons Hughes did. Mrs. Jones‚ the lady the boy tried to steal from‚ didn’t do what most people do. Which is call the police. She then instead took the boy to her home. Most people would disagree with what she did. Although Mrs. Jones could have just called the police when the boy tried to steal her pocketbook‚ she took him to her house‚ which was an important setting in the story. The story is about Mrs. Jones
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Thank You M’am is essentially Langston Hughes interpretation of a troubled young teen‚ Roger‚ who struggles blindly through life with no guidance by an authoritative figure. Hughes directly characterizes this young‚ dynamic character and portrays chronologically his transformation into model citizenship with the aid of one woman. This woman in question happens to be Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones a proud independent woman who is the static‚ never changing figure Roger needs to change his life
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When Roger tries to rob Mrs. Jones he gets more than he ever asked for. During “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes‚ Mrs. Jones behaves the way she does because she wants to teach Roger kindness‚ honesty‚ and right from wrong. Mrs. Jones taught Roger kindness. Even though he tried to rob her‚ she did not turn him into the police. Instead‚ she was kind to him. She let him clean himself and fed him ten cent cake and beans. Another way she was kind to him was by giving him the money. After Roger told
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In Langston Hughes short story “Thank you M’am” Hughes uses stealing as a topic for a way to express having dignity in yourself‚ even when the cards are not dealt in your favor. A young boy tries to steal a large women’s purse‚ but does not get away with it. Instead the boy fell on his back and got kicked right square in his blue-jeaned sitter. The large lady hauls him to her house to wash his face. She wants him to remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. She brings him to her one room apartment
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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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(Google’s Definition) Being a generous human would make that human see different point of views of the world. Human being can be very generous even though he or she might be going through a low point in their life. In Langston Hughes’s short story “Thank You M’am” the main character Luella Bates Washington Jones demonstrated a true act of generosity when she brought Roger home with her‚ washed and fed him‚ and gave him money for the blue suede shoes. Mrs Jones‚first‚ demonstrated an act of kindness when
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The short story “Thank You Ma’am” is about two characters have conflict in the first part of the story because roger tries to steal Mrs. Jones purse because he wants a pair of blue suede shoes and becomes very surprised when his plan doesn’t go as thought. Instead he gets caught by Mrs. Jones and instead of her calling the police she takes him to her home and gives him a washcloth to wash his face because it was dirty. By the description she gives about him in the story she says:” he looked as if
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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 instead
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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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