Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones In Thank You, Ma Am By Langston Hughes

We all have faced a moment or a time where someone had made us happy or sad. And there is this Quote written by Mary Angelou “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, or what you did, but people will never forget how you made them fell.” I have to say that this is really true. And how many people have ran thoughts about someone and how they made them feel a million times. I say that because I do, and sometimes I actually thought or think what they did and said was true. Because of that I think it was my fault. How many people do this, and how many people actually believe it, more that there should be.

The use of character foil in “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes reveals how Mrs. Jones shows herself through Roger. Mrs. Jones and Rogers contrast with one another ends up allowing Roger to bring out the best in himself. The story begins with Mrs. Jones not punishing Roger for trying to steal her purse but acting compassionate and helpful to Roger. The large woman, Mrs. Jones brings Roger back to her home and lets him wash his face and he asks ¨You gonna take me to jail?” asked the boy, bending over the sink. ¨Not with that face, I would not take you nowhere,¨ said the woman.¨ (pg.2) Mrs. Jones shows the quality of being kind to the boy who tried to snatch her pocketbook, which reveals that she is a good person. Mrs. Jones showed her personality

"Shoes gotten by devilish ways will burn your feet." This quote comes from the short story thank You, ma'am by Langston Hughes. In the story, mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones took in teenage Roger after he tried to steal her purse one night as she walked home from work. She yanked him up off the ground, holled him back to her house, and lectured him about how ashamed he should be by steeling her purse She also made him wash his face, comb his hair, and then she shared her dinner with him. he admited he didnt have any one at home to take care of him and that he was trying to steal her purse so that he would have enough money to buy some blue suede shoes. She will warn him that those shoes he wanted would burn his feet if he got them by "devilish

“The boy wanted to say something other than “‘Thank You, M'am”’ to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, but although his lips moved, he couldn’t even say that as he turned at the foot of the barren stoop and looked at the large woman in the door”(130). Langston Hughes wrote an enduring short story called “Thank You Ma’m” that starts off with an old lady strolling an urban city at about eleven o'clock at night. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington-- otherwise known as “a large old lady” (10) teaches a lesson to Roger-- a thief searching for money to buy blue suede shoes. A central idea of “Thank You, Ma’m” is that believing in someone, despite extraordinary circumstances can change someone for the better.

Langston Hughes’ style of poetry renounced the classical style of poetry and sought out a more jazz and folk rhythm style. Most of Hughes’ poems were written during the Harlem Renaissance, named after the cultural activity African Americans participated in, such as: literature, music, art, theatre, and political thinking. William Blake, on the other hand, was a nonconformist who was associated with the leading radical thinkers of his day. Although, considered a lyric poet and a visionary, Blake’s poetry was not read by many, yet he still believed that his poetry could be understood by common people and was determined not to sacrifice his vision to become popular.

Nearly every dictionary defines compassion as a sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others; but this locution goes deeper than a monotonous and heartless rendition. In Langston Hughes's prominent short story, ¨Thank You Ma'am¨, the newly formed relationship between a skinny and ragged boy named Roger, and a large, strong woman by the name of Mrs. Jones, begins to unfold. On the way from work, Mrs. Jones feels a wrench on her purse, and sees a teenage boy-Roger. At this point, the strap was beginning to snap from the boy´s weight, sending him to the ground. Within a matter of seconds, Mrs. Jones commences on gripping Roger by the front of his shirt, dragging him behind her, ignoring his cries to be released.

In Langston Hughes short story "Thank you, Ma'am" Mrs.Luella Bates Washington Jones shows the reader her many personality characteristics. First, in the story she shows she is bossy. She makes roger pick up her pocketbook. Next, she shows she is compassionate by not criticizing him of what he has done. She even tell him that she has done things like him she she was young that she isn't happy about. Last, she is kind with letting him come back to her house to wash his face and feeding him. Mrs.Luella Bates Washington Jones is a character who has many characteristics, but is a very powerful

In the story Thank You, M’am by Langston Hughes Mrs.Jones treated Roger very generously because she didn't put him in jail, she gave him $10, and she gave him some hot cocoa and ham. In paragraph 27 and 28 the author writes, “You gonna take me to jail?” Asked the boy, bending over the sink. “Not with that face, I could not take your nowhere.” This quote supports the claim because not taking him to jail, this means she gave him a chance. This means she generous, but if she did take to jail this means she does not give anyone another chance most likely. Another piece of evidence is on paragraph 42 the author writes, “ She heated up some Lima beans and ham she had in the icebox, made some cocoa, and set the table. The women did not ask the boy

In the short story Thank You Ma'am, Langston Hughes uses symbols frequently throughout the book to stir empathy, show motivation, build a mood, and provide context clues. Langston demonstrates that he used many context clues throughout the story, and with these context clues, he provides the goal symbolism. Here is the first sample of symbolism. The main symbol that appears routinely throughout the book is the pocketbook that Roger attempted to steal.

“Harlem”, also known as “A Dream Deferred”, is a poem by Langston Hughes published in 1951. The four stanza, free verse poem is composed of six questions and one declarative sentence. This poem reflects the post-World War II mood of many African Americans. The Great Depression and the war were over, but for many African Americans their dreams, whatever particular form it took, were still being deferred. Through this poem Langston Hughes examines the possible effects caused by the dream, when they are constantly deferred. As Hughes explores what happens when dreams are put on hold, the speaker uses a series of similes that compare the act of deferring dreams. To catch the reader's attention, the writer also made sure that specific words and questions stood out. As a result, the

This poem dramatizes the conflict between wondering what a dream differed actually does, and how effective it really is. This poem particularly provides conflicts between either beings motivated or having a setback to your dream. From a dream differed, the speaker shows in the text that a dream is precious, but it can become a problem if not acted on the right time. Langston Hughes uses imagery a lot throughout the poem revealing the good and bad of what a dream is and how it looks when it is differed.

Luella Bates Washington Jones has a strong personality because she can be nice and caring. For example, she let Roger come to her house, even though he tried to steal from her. This shows that Mrs. Luella Bates can put aside any bad thing anyone has done to her, to help a person out. Another reason why Mrs. Luella Bates is a nice and caring character is that she fed Roger. Mrs. Luella Bates could have left Roger on the ground, but she decided to bring him home for a warm meal.

Ramona was an innocent looking girl, right? So her parents thought she was, but oh no they were wrong. That night she went out attempted to rob a bank her former friends, parents owned. In the story, Thank You, Ma’am, Langston Hughes, the author, shows how the main character Roger gets taught a lesson after trying to take something that wasn’t his. When one makes a bad mistake, a lesson must be learned from, yet with care.

Sometimes people can seem cruel and mean, yet underneath the cruelty kindness and compassion that can be is cruel or mean when provoked. Thank You, Ma’am by Langston Hughes is a perfect example of that, how at the beginning she seemed cruel and unusual with her punishment of the child. Then when she got the child home all she could be was nice by having him cleaned, feeding him. All she wanted to do was make him a honest person, just like a mother.

The main character is Ella she is the other twin, Ella has changed tremendously throughout the course of the novel. Ella is a good student, she makes very good grades and she passes all her AP classes. Ella doesn’t go out and party like her sister, she doesn’t have a boyfriend like her sister, she’s a very artistic individual. Ella changes through the novel whenever her and Maddy get into an accident that Ella caused. Ella’s life is then changed forever when an ambulance asks her for her name and while she is being asked she is looking at her dead sister “Maddy” being taken away. As she is being taken off Ella says her name Maddy and the ambulance then thinks her name is Maddy. Ella was so shaken that she couldn’t disagree with the ambulance.