Langston Hughes Use Of Direct Characterization

In the story “Thank You ma’am” both roger and Mrs. Jones both experience a feeling. With roger he gets shown what

My first evidence for this claim is the quote, “Well you didn’t have to snatch my pocket book to get some suede shoes,” said Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. “You could have asked me.” (page 5, lines 96-98) Which proves that the reason why Mrs. Luella takes Roger home is because she wants to teach him how to be selfless not selfish. There are several keywords that prove my claim such as

     People always listen to music, watch movies or plays, and even read poetry without once even thinking what is could be that helps and artist eventually create a masterpiece. Often times, it is assumed that artists just have a “gift”, and people just do not consider the circumstances and situations that gradually mold a dormant idea into a polished reality. This seems to be the case with nearly every famous actor, writer, painter, or musician; including the ever-famous Langston Hughes.

When you steal or get in trouble, there can be consequences that can lead to you getting in a lot more trouble. On page one, Mrs. Jones said “Was I bothering you when I turned that corner?” In this quote, Mrs. Jones was asking Roger a very serious question that could be taken the wrong way. It could have been taken as Roger thought she was going to take him to jail. On page two, Roger said “You gonna take me to jail?” In the story, Roger thought Mrs. Jones was going to take him to jail for trying to steal her pocketbook. When you steal there

In the beginning of Unbroken, Hillenbrand introduced readers to Louis’s generosity and delinquent behavior. Growing up, Louis stole items from people and kept them. When it came to family members doing it also, Louis got caught the most: “‘Pete never got caught,’ said Sylvia, ‘Louis always got caught’” (8). Although not good at stealing at first, Louis learned the hard way what not to do. However, knowing he

. The exposition in any story or poem is the beginning, probably the first paragraph that lays

In paragraph eleven of the essay, Hughes refers to his own artistic endeavours. The string of questions in this paragraph contribute to the development of his argument by anticipating some counterarguments, or objections to his argument. It also shows that he has faced a lot of criticism for doing what he loves, as have many other Black artists, yet he continues to do it. This contributes to his argument that despite criticism, Black artists will continue to paint, sing, write, and dance.

In this passage the readers and characters discover Mr. Raymond’s life which caused him to act in such a way of being drunk. The children soon began to realize that Mr. Raymond wasn’t a drunk and really he just acted that way to distress the fact he married a negro woman. The

Langston Hughes is a famous poet known mostly for his contribution to the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote many inspirational poems that are still read and used for educational purposes. Many of his poems were inspired by his life and his story. One of his many poems entitled “Theme for English B” talks about how his teacher instructed him to write a page about himself and it will be true. In a “Theme for English B”, Hughes uses tone, and characterization to display a relationship between race and writing.

At the beginning of “Thank you, Ma’am,” we see how just how compassionate Mrs. Jones really is. The moment she meets Roger, she tells the boy to wash his face. “Least I can do is wash your face. Are you hungry?” This might not seem like a very compassionate thing to do at first, however, she doesn’t even know the boy, yet she has enough compassion to make sure he is clean. Then, she takes the boy inside of her house! In addition, the boy, Roger asks, “You going to take me to jail?” But Mrs. Jones doesn’t. Maybe she sees that Roger is really a good boy inside, so she shows compassion to bring out his true kindness. This makes me think that he was probably trying to steal because he had to. And when Mrs. Jones asked him if he had anyone at home, he said, “No’m.” Mrs.

He just wanted to help but segregation was in the way. In “Thank You, M’am,” Roger makes the decision of either grabbing Mrs. Jones’ purse and run or stay to become trustworthy enough so he can be let free. He decided to stay with Mrs. Jones. Both of these stories show how a little decision can make a big difference.

Lastly, Mrs. Jones and Roger have something in common from this short story. Roger and her both have done something bad in their life. Also, they both live alone. No one

In the text, Roger tried to steal a purse from a lady but he couldn’t. The lady in the story is Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Jones took Roger to her house and made him wash his face and fed him. When she did that Roger felt good about her because he felt that she care about him. Many people don’t have people or family to care about them but she made it look like she cared about him. Roger was poor and you can tell because of how he dresses. Mrs. Jones was very nice to him and I think that her kindness made him change a lot. I say that because in the text once he got outside he ran in joy with the money. From my hypothesis I think that he is going to ask people for things instead of stealing. The last thing is he is very shy because in the story he said

Clarissa is trying to arrange a party to celebrate the fact that Richard has won a literary award, but is getting little help from Richard's ex-lover, Louis. As she labors to help Richard through another day, he wonders if his life is worth the unending struggle. In the end, it is the individual who must determine their own destiny.

According to Biography, James Mercer Langston Hughes is considered to be an African American poet who is college educated and comes from a middle-class family (Langston Hughes Biography). He attended college in New York City and became influential during the Harlem Renaissance (Langston Hughes Biography). Although Hughes was a talented writer, he faced some challenges early on and it was stated that his “early work was roundly criticized by many black intellectuals for portraying what they thought to be an unattractive view of black life” (Langston Hughes. American Poet). They believed that his work helps the spread the stereotypes of African Americans. “Hughes, more than any other black poet or writer, recorded faithfully the nuances of black life and its frustrations” (Langston Hughes. American Poet). Langston Hughes’s poems “The Negro Mother”, “Let America be America Again” and “The Weary Blues” were influenced by his life during the Harlem Renaissance and the racial inequality experienced in the late 1920s through the 1960s.