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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Trust is a hard thing to earn. You have to prove your trustworthiness‚ and the tests you are put through will not be easy. In the story “Thank You‚ Ma’m” by Langston Hughes‚ Roger‚ the protagonist‚ tries to steal a purse from Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. She brings him to her home‚ and in their brief time together‚ Roger learns that trust is earned‚ not given. At first‚ Mrs. Luella obviously doesn’t trust Roger. She kicks him and punches him and yells at him. She puts him in a ‘Half-Nelson’
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aspects of other people’s lives. Mrs. Luella in "Thank you Ma’am" and Sherlock Holmes in "The Blue Carbuncle" both give mercy to someone they did not even know because they overflow with love‚ forgiveness‚ and trust. To begin with‚ both figures in the two stories show love to people they have never met before. They offer the culprits mercy by displaying love to them even though they might not deserve it. In "Thank you Ma’am" by Langston Hughes‚ Mrs. Luella Bates shows love to a boy she caught
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Second Chance Everyone makes mistakes‚ but everyone has the second chance to change in their lives. Langston Hughes has written many enlightening stories to tell us positive attitude and lifestyles. In Hughes’ short story‚ "Thank You‚ Ma’am "‚ it talks about a boy named Roger‚ who attempts to steal Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones’s purse but fails. He fears that he can be sent to jail after he gets caught by Mrs. Jones. Instead of ending in jail‚ he learned a precious lesson from his mistake
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Trust and kindness are usually not very freely given‚ and it is rare that it is given to a total stranger. However‚ if someone is in need of trust‚ it should be the duty of any human to help them. In Langston Hughes short story‚ “Thank You‚ Ma’m‚” the main character Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones demonstrated a true act of generosity when she took Roger to her home and allowed him to to be cared for‚ when she told him about her life story‚ and when she gave him ten dollars for his shoes. These
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and who they identify themselves as. They make the reader think about themselves‚ the society around them‚ and the workings of nature. One such story is written by Langston Hughes explores such things present during a past era that advocated to mold the society that America has become. “Thank You‚ Ma’am”‚ by Langston Hughes explores themes such as hope‚ love‚ and surprise/disappointment as was often experienced by the African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance. The story should be approached
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When a writer uses a character’s thoughts and actions to represent their personality‚ they are using indirect characterization. Foreshadowing is when an author hints at an event to come. “Thank You‚ M’am” and “Charles” are two short stories which use these literary elements. In “Thank You‚ M’am” by Langston Hughes‚ indirect characterization is used to add on to the understanding of the main characters. This story is about a boy‚ Roger‚ who attempts to steal a woman’s purse but fails in the process
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In the short story Thank you‚ M’am by Langston Hughes and Gate A-4 by Naomi Shihab Nye both have a common theme of helping anyone‚ even if they are different‚ to build up story and character. The story "Thank You‚ M’am” reveals the theme of helping anyone‚ even if they are different. In “Thank You‚ M’am” by Langstin Huges‚ Roger wanted blue suede shoes but he had to steal from a lady but when she caught him he became very nervous. So the lady decided to help Roger learn that stealing is bad and
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In the beginning of the short story “ Thank You Ma’am “ by Langston Hughes‚ Mrs. Jones a elderly woman is walking home from a very hard day at work when a teenage boy Roger comes up from behind her and tries to steal her purse. Roger did not get away with it Mrs. Jones grabbed him by the shirt and started talking to him asking him questions. Mrs. Jones then told him you need to wash your face‚ Roger told her he didn’t have anyone to tell him to wash his face. Mrs‚ Jones then thought‚ after Mrs. Jones
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