Roger In Thank You Ma Am

The central meaning of Langston Hughes' story is that kindness, empathy, and understanding, have greater impacts on the lives around us than cruelty does. Hughes demonstrates this concept by using Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones interactions with Roger. From the first time they meet, when Roger tries to steal Mrs. Jones purse, to the end when she gives him ten dollars for a new pair of blue suede shoes, she never ridicules or truly punishes him for his actions. Instead, she asks him why he tried to steal and uses kindness to show him that there are other ways to survive, without resorting to stealing. The clear message here is that we shouldn't judge a book by its cover. By not immediately judging

One small act of kindness has the potential to change a life. This heart warming story “Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes introduces Mrs.Jones, a big strong willed woman. Roger, a young troubled boy, runs into Mrs.Jones and she changes his life forever. In this short story, Roger tries to steal from Mrs.Jones. After being unsuccessful instead of punishing Roger, she takes him to her home, washes him, feeds him, and gives him the money that he before tried to steal. The author makes the point that no matter how different two people can be, their stories can be very similar teaching the reader to never

Just the slightest bit of care and compassion can change a persons whole persona. This is what happens in Langston Hughes short story “Thank You, Ma’am,” when the old Mrs. Jones catches Roger trying to steal her purse.When Mrs. Jones gets ahold of Roger, he asks her if she’s going to take him to jail in which she replies “Not with that face, I would not take you nowhere.” This is the first important theme in the story, sympathy. Later in the story she takes Roger back to her house and she leaves the door open. Figuring that she did this on purpose, Roger decides not to run out the door. This is the second important theme in the story, trust. The themes of sympathy and trust were expressed throughout Hughes story in many ways, and I’m here to talk about them.

Utilizing the literary element characterization, Hughes develops the central idea that guidance is the necessity one needs to excel by receiving random act of kindness from the woman Roger was stealing the purse from. The story presents the readers the notion of goodness rather than incarcerating by following the social norms and standards in the real world. Langston Hughes shows the importance of generosity and certainty by implying indirect characterization while the readers examines the interactions and actions between the old woman and Roger.

“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.

Painter, Camille Pisscaro once said “ Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where others see nothing.” There are many types of people in this world, for example some people see their glass as half empty while others see their glass as half full. But the way you look at the world doesn’t define you as a person. Rather, as illustrated by Roger, the way you look and act in a situation really defines a person’s best qualities. In the story " Thank you M'am" by Langston Hughes, the character of Roger shows he is a good kid through his polite and thankful demeanor.

There are some challenges of human interactions in Thank You M’am, such as trust issues. “The boy said ‘I didn’t aim to.’” “She said ‘You a lie!’” Hughes shows that Roger is scared of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones so he decided to lie to her, but Mrs. Jones doesn’t believe him. Trust issues can lead to challenges in human interactions because you should be able to depend on someone without thinking twice. The characters’ interactions change as the story progresses because they start caring for one another and they begin to trust one another. The author proves this by stating that in paragraph 24, “Roger looked at the door then at Mrs. Jones, then at the door, and finally, he went to the sink.” Roger is beginning to trust Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones because in the beginning of the story he would have ran based off of his reaction when Mrs. Jones picked him up. Also, Mrs. Jones is becoming more considerate towards Roger after she starts realizing that he might not have the best home environment. In the story, Mrs. Jones told Roger to go wash his face then she made him dinner. In the beginning, she was hitting and shaking Roger and now she is caring for him and sharing stories with him. These changes allow the characters to be more considerate and caring. For instance, Mrs. Jones gave Roger ten dollars to help him pay for a new pair of blue suede shoes.

Has someone you just met ever changed you? That’s what happened to Roger in Thank You M'am. Thank You M’am was written by Langston Hughes. It is about a poor boy that wanted money for blue sued shoes. He tried stealing Mrs. Jones purse, but she caught him and took him to her house. She made him wash his face, she fed him and told him about herself, and she also told him that she wanted things that she couldn’t get and gave him some money to buy the shoes. She then told him he could leave. Mrs. Jones changed Roger because she didn’t call the cops on him, instead she gave him a second chance.

The world can be full of mysterious people, and it’s natural for a person to steal in this world. But when you teach others they will not steal anymore. In” Thank You Ma'am” by Langston Hughes.Roger, learns from his mistakes throughout Mrs Jones's Kindness.So Mrs Jones will help him.

In the short story “Thank You M’am,” By Langston Hughes, forgiveness, kindness, and empathy have a positive impact on the main character's life. Mrs. Jones, “a large woman with a large purse,” had a positive impact on Roger, the main character. To help Roger, Mrs. Jones took him home one night after he had tried to steal her purse. He tried to steal her purse because he wanted some new blue suede shoes and he didn't have the money, which we found out later in the story. You may think, why would she help him after he did such a thing? It’s because Mrs. Jones thought farther and realized that there could be a reason he did this.

The author, Langston Hughes, is speaking to himself through his Mother’s voice. His point of view was limited since his observation was speaking of one person and not using ‘I’. The tone in the poem is the attitude that children should listen and learn from their parents – for him, it was his Mother.

Have you been robbed before? The story “Thank You Ma’am”, by Langston Hughes, is about a woman who helps her robber. She (Ms. Luella Bates Washington Jones) is robbed by a young boy named Roger. She brings him to her house, feeds him, and gives him money. Through the actions and dialogue of the characters, the author shows that with a little help and kindness, you can help someone onto the right path.

In “Thank You Ma’am” characterization plays an important role, the characters and the events of the story change with the way the writer characterizes the characters. For instance; Mrs. Jones wouldn’t be the same if the writer described her in a different way. In the story she’s described as “A large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails.” Here, the writer has described the physical appearance of the woman; if he described her as frail and willow-wild the way Roger was described she wouldn’t have the same tough, experienced and strong personality she had in the previous description. Moreover, the writer reveals Mrs. Jones’s character through

The reason that I chose "Thank you, M'am" because I personally like this short story very much. This story is about one kind woman show her kindness to this boy name Roger. The boy is a thief that tried to snatch the the woman's purse from her while she walking on the street. She catch the boy and saw his face was dirty. She took him to her place and washed his face for him.

Words and stories can connect generations through understanding of the struggles of the opposite generation, and they can resolve conflicts between people. In “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes, a teenage boy attempts to steal the purse of an elderly woman by the name of Mrs. Jones. He is unsuccessful, and Mrs. Jones takes the boy home where they have a conversation, although Mrs. Jones does most of the talking. Eventually, the Mrs. Jones reveals to the boy that she too once resorted to less-than-honest measures to get something she wanted, creating a connection between her and the boy that allowed her to instill in him a sense of honor and respect, as the text says, “The woman did not watch the boy to see if he was going to run now, nor did