Short Story Thank You, M Am By Langston Hughes

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

In “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes Roger experiences the effects of living in a society where individuals lack sufficient care, love, and belonging. The key event is Mrs.Jones taking Roger to her house. As a result of event, Roger learns how to be kind and that stealing is bad. A quote that demonstrates this theme is, “And your face is dirty” (Hughes 1). Rogers understanding

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

“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.

This quote can be compared to the story, “Thank You Ma’am!” written by Langston Hughes. In this story one character named Roger tried to steal another character named Mrs. Jones purse. He didn’t get away; instead he was dragged to Mrs. Jones house. He thought he was going to get abused or battered about his decisions but he didn’t. Instead Mrs. Jones had a huge impact on him without hurting

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

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.

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.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. It may not seem that way in some cases but in the two informative writings “Thank you,Ma’am”and “A victim treats his mugger right”there were two people that were mugged , Both of the characters treated the muggers with respect and kindness which is weird of course but the theme of the writing is although others may do you wrong never let their wrong doings change your character.The author uses many different words to develop the central idea and theme.

In Langston Hughes’ short story, “Thank you Ma’am”, Mrs. Jones’ kindness, forgiveness, and empathy helped transform Roger from being mischievous to a good-natured person. Roger starts out as a character that displays negative behavior. With the help of Mrs. Jones’ compassion, Roger begins to renew himself into a better person. At the end of the story, we see that Mrs. Jones’ empathy and compassion has ever-lasting effects on Roger. This story shows us that acts of kindness and goodwill can help transform others.

In the short story "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes readers first think that the little boy Roger is a thief, but he most definitely does not stay one. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones changes little Roger for the better. To start, in the beginning of the story Roger has no money. He is broke and has no family what so ever. So the fact that Mrs. Jones is bringing him into her own home and feeding him, washing him, and giving him money should mean a lot for Roger. To start, in the beginning of the story Roger needs money. He is poor and has no family. So instead of asking Mrs. Jones, he attempts to rob her on the corner of the street at 11pm and tries to take her purse. In the end he does not succeed. By the end of the short story, Roger knows right from wrong since Mrs. Jones gave him a tough lesson on how to behave in life. He doesn't try to escape from her when he has the chance, he actually makes sure Mrs. Jones trust him. He is also very polite to the woman and could not stop saying thank you for the food, money, and for washing his face.

In Langston Hughes short story “Thank You Ma’am” he uses different themes throughout the story. There is kindness, love, and trust, which is very ironic considering that young boy Roger did try to steal Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones purse at the beginning of this story. Even though he was trying to steal from her, she never called the police and she never judged him because no one should ever judge a book by its cover.

How would you react if somebody told you that somebody would try and take a personal belonging of yours? Then they told you that they proceeded to give them ten dollars? Something doesn’t seem right. In the short story, “Thank you, M’am” by, Langston Hughes a boy named Roger attempts to rob an old lady of her purse with her personal belongings. in it. He did get caught, however he was taught more a lesson than anything with Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones. Roger was in a bit of a pickle, because she had taken him in and fed him and washed his face. Late in the night, she gave him ten dollars, for blue suede shoes, what Roger originally wanted the money for. Mrs. Bates changed Roger through kindness. I know this because Mrs. Jones was in

Imagine not having enough money to buy even the necessities like food.Well this is reality for a young man named Roger in the story Thank you ma'am by Langston Hughes. The theme of this story is, sense kindness can come in many different forms don’t jump to conclusions unless you know the whole story.

Has society ever caused you to do something desperate? Well in the story “Thank You Ma’am” by, Langston Hughes the young boy Roger experiences that. Roger a young boy living in the city who is not on the privileged side decides to go after an old lady's purse to get money for a pair of blue suede shoes, and as his escape fails the old lady takes him into her home to clean him up. Through that experience, his desperate, unfortunate, and grateful manner comes through as Luella cleans him up and gives him the money for what he's always wanted. I as early as the first paragraph of the story the reader learns how desperate poor Roger is to get the blue suede shoes.