In this world‚ we have families that doesn’t have as much opportunity as we do. Roger‚ the male protagonist in the short story Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes‚ was a boy who couldn’t afford much and didn’t have a family he could come home to. One day‚ Roger tried to steal a purse from a woman‚ Ms. Jones‚ because he wanted to buy a pair of blue suede shoes. But then‚ he got caught‚ and the woman grabbed him by the shirt and forced him pick up her purse. The boy thought she was going to let him
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Rodger had no idea who he was messing with. In the story‚ “Thank You‚ Ma’am”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is tough. Mrs. Jones is tough because she is controlling over what Roger does‚and she gets physical with Roger. First of all‚ Mrs. Jones is tough because she is commanding. She tells Roger what to do. For example‚ She told him to ”pick up my pocketbook boy‚ and give it here.” This proves that Mrs. Jones is very tough. She ordered Roger to do something. She was powerful
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People do not always make great decisions because sometimes life is tough and wrong decisions are made based on circumstances. The text‚ “Thank You‚ Ma’am” by Langston Hughes is a great example of how one woman changes a boy’s life by her act of kindness and beliefs. Mrs. Jones can be described as a woman who is very considerate‚ understanding‚ and fair-minded. She is a woman of action. When she sees something that needs to change‚ she does not wait for someone else to make it happen‚ she immediately
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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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The theme of the story Thank you‚ M’am by Langston Hughes is kindness should be returned It is also the same as Priscilla and the Wimps by Richard Peck the theme is also kindness should be returned. In the text it states‚ “ the boy fell on his back on the sidewalk‚ and his legs flew up.” He tried to steal her purse and got caught automatically she could have called the cops but she was kind enough to take him to her house. The boy rodger was polite and said yes Ma’am to everything she said he could
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Transcript of Character Analysis (Thank You‚ Ma’am) ... Main Character She is the main character of this story‚ because the whole story is centered around her and her journey with the secondary character‚ Roger‚ after he tries to steal her purse. Physical Description Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is a large african american woman with dark skin and hair. Slung across her shoulder is a very large purse in which she carries everything she would ever need. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones by
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Thank You for Arguing‚ Notes Chapter One • By beginning with a banal-seeming example of the power of arguing‚ Heinrichs tries to establish a connection with his audience‚ most of whom‚ presumably‚ will be familiar with the kind of low-stakes‚ everyday arguments. • Having established the importance of arguing and rhetoric in a banal‚ everyday setting‚ Heinrichs generalizes to say that rhetoric is an inescapable part of life. • The thesis of the book: rhetoric is an important form of knowledge‚ and
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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 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
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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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