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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the short story‚ “Thank You‚ Ma’am by Langston Hughes‚” Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is a large‚ but very nice old woman. In the story‚ Roger‚ a little young fourteen year old boy‚ tries to take Mrs. Jones purse. After snatching her purse‚ he falls to the ground where she picks him up and asks him why he is so dirty. After making him pick up her pocket book‚ she takes him to her home. There‚ she makes him wash his face and eat a good meal. While making his meal‚ she asks Roger why he tried to
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Thank you‚ Ma’am by Langston Hughes is a rather peculiar story where a boy names Roger plans on robbing Mrs. Jones‚ but his actions led him to a place he would never have had imagined. Langston Hughes was an American poet‚ novelist‚ and play write. His African American themes instantly made a major contributor to the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. He published his first poem in 1921 and later his first book in 1926. Hughes traveled a bunch in his early life‚ and throughout college. He worked in
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I have chosen to send you a manuscript I have recently composed. I now our relationship has been silent. And‚ I know that when you saw who this letter was from you were socked‚ and maybe even appalled. But‚ I want to be a part of your life as your father and as your friend. As you know I am getting old. I think it is a good idea or us to get in touch so we can have a fruitful relation. Whenever‚ I choose someone to send my written work to I think about if I will benefit‚ and if that person will
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and “Thank You M’am” a significant change happened in one of the main characters lives that made a lasting effect. In the story‚ “from An American Childhood” the main character‚ Annie Dillard wrote a reflective essay about when she first realized that even though her parents might not be interested in the same activities that she enjoys‚ they always supported her. This had a lasting effect on her because I think that this understanding helped her to become a better person. In the story‚ “Thank You
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Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes tells you about a woman who ends up helping a younger boy after he tries to stealing from her to get a pair of blue suede shoes. Langston Hughes uses revealing action to create the setting‚ description to introduce characters‚ and dialogue to set up a problem. The author uses revealing action to create the setting.In the beginning he wrote “It was about eleven o’clock at night‚ and she was walking alone‚ when a boy ran up to her and tried to snatch her purse.”
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made it”. She is humble‚ being that she is not very flashy‚ and she is always willing to give back‚ considering that she cleaned and fed‚ Roger‚ a young man that tried to rob her. Langston Hughes‚ in Thank You Ma’am‚ shows Jones’ woman qualities through her mother-like qualities‚ willingness to give back to the less fortunate‚ and ability to understand. Roger is taken in as if he was the child of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. Mrs. Jones sees a boy that is in need of good parenting‚ instead
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