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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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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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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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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There may be many reasons why Ms. Jones takes Roger home‚ but one strong claim is Mrs. Jones intended to help Roger‚ rather than force a blame. “Thank you‚ m’am” by Langston Hughes‚ is a short story about a large woman named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones‚ who finds a dirty-faced boy attempting to steal her pocketbook. This boy’s name was Roger. After confronting the shameful boy‚ Ms. Jones takes Roger to her sizable house and offers him help in different ways: teaching right from wrong‚ turning
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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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lysis Essay A decision worth making. In the Story “Thank you M’am” by Langston Hughes‚ a story about how a boy named Roger tried to purse snatch a lady named Mrs. Jones and ends up being caught in the act. Roger was taken back to Mrs. Jones home where she taught him a less. Lather she gave him a second chance and enough money to buy a pair of blue suede shoes that he wanted to buy. The Short story Thank You‚ M’am by Langston Hughes creates the theme Everyone Deserves a Second Chance through
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Solomon 12th Grade AP Literature; 7th period 8/27/14 Characterization in “Thank You M’am” It was fate that Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones and Roger met. Through their short meeting‚ a metamorphosis occurs between the two; a relationship buds. Though the two probably won’t ever see each other again‚ Roger needed Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones to transform his life and teach him true human compassion. Langston Hughes develops the relationship between these two characters‚ the relationship Roger
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Being empathetic is being both understanding And caring. In the story Thank You‚ M’AM by Langston Hughes I learned that even tho ms.Jones seems rough on the outside in the inside she is empathetic. My reasons are ms.Jones understands the boy‚ also ms.jones is caring for the boy‚ and my last reason is ms.Jones acts tough. Furthermore Ms.Jones understands the boy. My first piece of evidence is when she said “I believe you’re hungry-or been hungry”then she kept going on and on about her pocket book
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In the story “Thank You‚ M’am” by Langston Hughes‚ there are many examples of kindness by Miss Jones. A Few of which include… When Ms. Jones says “---Are you hungry?”(357)‚ this demonstrates how she understands how they may not be anyone else to care for him at home‚ and she feels empathy and understands why he was taking her purse. This matter because it shows that she cares about people and is kind‚ rather than just beating him up or taking him to the police station. Another example is when she
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