“Thank you Ma’am” Analysis In the story “Thank You Ma’am‚” Langston Hughes uses tone and characterization to contribute to the plot of the story. Langston Hughes has wrote many short stories. The short story was about how a young man tries to steal an old woman’s purse. She caught him and watches over him for a day. The tone of the story is reflective. The story is reflective‚ because it shows how the young man looks back on what he did to the old lady. The young man figures out stealing is not
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In the short story “Thank You Ma’am” written by Langston Hughes‚ Mrs. Jones teaches the importance of integrity to Roger. “Thank You Ma’am” is about a thirteen year old boy named Roger who tries to steals a ladies purse. The lady named Mrs. Jones drags Roger to her house‚ feeds him‚ allows him to wash up‚ gives him money and educates him about the importance of integrity. Integrity is being honest and having strong moral principles. Within integrity a character must develop trustworthiness‚ fairness
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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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license‚ and the key to her apartment. Just like the child who took Janessa’s handbag‚ Roger‚ from the short story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes‚ attempts to steal a woman’s handbag in order to buy himself new shoes. In “Thank You Ma’am‚” Roger and Mrs. Jones‚ the main characters‚ learn that small acts of kindness can mean the world to even the least of people. In “Thank You Ma’am‚” Mrs. Jones‚ the kind woman who is generous to Roger‚ helps develop the theme that simple deeds of consideration
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Thank You Ma’am By : Langston Hughes 1) "She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but a hammer and nails." The description of Mrs. Jones’ purse written out by Hughes is symbolically portrayed in different ways. The texts states that the purse Mrs. Jones was carrying around had everything in it but a hammer and nails. What is interesting about this phrase is the way it is used. Symbolically the purse has more meaning than how it physically sounds. In my opinion
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tried to steal a woman’s purse‚ but she smacked him on the head with her purse and he fell on the ground. Jimmy‚ like Roger‚ the main character in Yes Ma’am by Langston Hughes‚ he tries to steal a woman’s purse but pays the price. The author creates the theme that when making a mistake‚ you might just get a warning‚ but if you do it again you will have to face the consequences. The Author creates the theme by using the main character Roger. First‚ Mrs.. Roger is making his first mistake. Jones
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Compare and contrast blues and jazz poems of Langston Hughes When you’re reading a poem written by Langston Hughes‚ you can feel his energy. The way he uses his words to describe what he’s writing about is amazing. Many people feel like Langston Hughes is one of the greatest poets of all-time‚ and I’m one of those people who believe in this. Most of the poems written by Hughes has that blues like feeling in it. There’s no wonder why his poems are always being compared to blues songs. The way he
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Have you ever wanted an object very badly‚ but you were not able to get it? Well that’s what happens in the story Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hues. One of the main characters Roger had wanted a new pair of blue suede shoes. Though he did not have the money for them‚ so he resorted to a way of making the money. One dark night he was walking down the street when he tried to snatch a lady’s purse. Instead of taking him to jail or calling the police she was kind to him and took him into her home to clean
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Langston Hughes is one of the most well know names of the Harlem Renaissance. He was a writer‚ to write pieces ranged from novels‚ short stories‚ children’s books‚ translations‚ and anthologies his most well know pieces were his poems. Langston Hughes was born February 1‚ 1902‚ in Joplin. His parents divorced him when he was a small child‚ and his father moved to Mexico‚ he was raised with his Grandmother until he was thirteen. When he moved to Lincoln‚ and lives with his mother in Cleveland. He
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Langston Hughes and The Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance was a huge cultural movement for the culture of African Americans. Embracing the various aspects of art‚ many sought to envision what linked black peoples’ relationship to their heritage and to each other. Langston Hughes was one of the many founders of such a cultural movement. Hughes was very unique when it came to his use of jazz rhythms and dialect in portraying the life of urban blacks through his poetry‚ stories‚ and plays
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