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 of
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Sinclair Do you meet good people in your life‚ but never see them again? That’s how Roger felt when he met Ms.Washington‚ in Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes. Ms.Washington is truly a good person because she taught Roger right from wrong‚ she let him wash up and eat‚ and she let him have the thing he wanted. One reason Ms.Washington is a good person because she taught Roger right from wrong. Just think she kicked him when he tried to snatch her purse. That’s showing that when you do something
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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 his wrong
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Have you ever had somebody try to steal something from you? You don’t see that every day! This story is from the book‚” Thank You Ma’am”. The author’s name is Langston Hughis. The main characters name ips Roger. He is a skinny‚ weak kid. The claim is Roger learns to think before he does. The three reasons why Roger learns to think before he does are as follows‚ there are always consequences for one’s actions‚ actions always affect others‚ and forgiveness. To start off‚ Roger learns to think before
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