Thank You Ma Am By Langston Hughes

The unidentified mother in the poem may be suggestive of the African American women motivating their sons to fight for prosperity. This poem is compose in the shape of a considerable monologue in black dialect.  The idiomatic style of the tongue is cited in the context of the bravery, tolerance and sense of duty of the African American race. The tongue also gives a charged conversational component to the poem. The subject of the poem is persistence and determination.

The poem “Let America Be America Again,” by Langston Hughes, brings up two sides to the discussion about what America means to people. It discusses the fact that to some people, America is an amazing land, where people are free from oppression and have rights. The poem, however, does not neglect the fact that there are people who have never experienced those freedoms and rights, nor does it neglect the fact that the people who have not experienced those rights also live in America. The issue about people living in America but never experiencing rights that are thought to be American was very prominent at the time that Hughes wrote the poem. Now the discussion is not “what it means to live in America” but “what it means to love America.” The issue contemplates whether someone can love America and still notice its flaws; or, if in order to love America one must neglect its ugly truths and only focus on the great accomplishments. One of the main causes for this discussion derive from the fact that right-winged people claim that Obama does not love America. However, they fail to see that in order to love something you must also notice its flaws and fix them.

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

“Seek the good in others and the best you will find.” In the short story, “Thank You, Ma'am” by Langston Hughes, Mrs.Jones lives by this quote. When a raggedy boy runs up behind you and steals your pocketbook you naturally would think,”he is not a good boy.” Well when this happened to Mrs. Jones one night she had a different approach. She sought the good in others by looking past the bad, giving second chances and kindness. She shows this when she took Roger in and taught him a lesson. From this story, we can all learn the important lesson of seeking the good in others.

Mrs. Jones purse was part of an attempted larceny by the young Rodger. At that point she didn't make too big of a scene. She lectured him, but then brought him home, without giving it any further consideration. Most people would punish, shame, or denigrate a thief, but Mrs. Jones decided to bring him home and sit him down for a meal, and showed him why appropriation is wrong. By doing this she is showing a new trend, once again showing her leadership. Rodger confused by her actions, in seeing how she reacted we can inference that he might want to follow in her footsteps. Mrs. Jones is leading new ideas, and shaping the children of tomorrow.

“I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman and “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes. Whitman and Hughes both mention the love for the America dream. There are many similarities and differences between the two poems. They both are describing what was happening in America one in mid 1800’s and one mid 1900’s what was happening during this time was finally abolished slavery in the south & the Civil Rights Movement.

How does Mrs. Jones action changes Rodger? Well to begin Mrs. Jones is a kind, forgiving and passionate individual. On page 32 it states that Mrs. Jones thought that maybe Rodger was hungry but come to find out Rodger wasn’t hungry after all he wanted a pair of blue suede shoes but instead of asking he decided to attempt to snatch her purse.

Humans write because it is a means of self-expression and communication that can be more powerful than verbal speech. When we read what others write, our minds open up to the writer’s experiences and in result will begin to feel empathy when we open our minds to others’ lives. The experiences that others write about help us all grow as people as well, because it prevents us from doing one of the most threatening things to mankind: repeating history. The importance of reading what others have wrote in the past is immense, because it teaches us how degrading life used to be for others, minorities in specific. For humans to repeat something as horrific as slavery could be possible, but what prevents it is the fact we are able to read about the

Langston Hughes has a type of cynical view on America that seems to change its taste as he gets older. The first to look at is “I,Too” where he seems to have a hopeful view of his country and separates the citizens from the country. He says things such as “They’ll see how beautiful I am” which shows that he feels good about his future and the future of racial tension. Which he then transitions into “Let America be America again” where he is crtizieing the American people for saying that they are about liberty and freedom when they are his oppressors. It’s more of a call to action than his last few poems he is more so pointing out the injustices than just stating that there are some. And by the tone of the poem you can tell that he has lost

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.

Jones not going to turn in Roger to the police, she is also going to take care of him for the day. When they get to Mrs. Jones’ place, Roger is washed and fed, but is unsure of weather to run away or stay. She knew Roger was hungry because he was trying to steal her pocketbook. “I believe you’re hungry or been hungry to snatch my pocketbook.” But Roger says the reason he tried to steel was so that he could buy himself a pair of blue sued shoes.

In the poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes, the mother tells her son that her “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.” What she means is that her life has never been perfect and that she has been to different places that are not the best like with no carpet or with splinters. In the painting, the mother has nothing and she is sitting on the bare floor. All that she has in the painting is the big ball of yarn and her son. Also, it kind of like she wants the little boy to catch the ball or like she is giving it to him.

Langston Hughes’s “Let America Be America Again” is a poem that could be endlessly applied to where America stands today. This poem illustrates the morals, ideas, and visions set forth by those who found this country and how America has begun straying from those principles. The poem expresses that America is made up of all walks of people and that no man should be crushed by those above him, but rather be given the same opportunity as those above him. Hughes desire to make America great again can be shared in some way or another by most Americans making this poem everlasting. “Let America Be America Again” has the personalization, the language, the connection shared by every American, and the rhyme to allow readers of every race, gender, or religious belief to be brought together as not only people but as Americans.

In the short story, “Thank You, M’am” by Langston Hughes, the main character is a woman that most people would strive to be more like. Mrs. Jones is a strong, dignified, respectable, confident, woman that will hold her own in any situation. Out of all of Mrs. Jones’s character traits, her most important ones, are that she is kind and generous. These traits are consistently displayed through her actions. At the beginning of the story, Mrs. Jones was walking home from work around eleven pm, when she felt a huge pull across her shoulder. “Stop!” she screamed at the young boy, Roger, that tried to steal her purse. Roger was a weak and scrawny boy, and his face was dirty. Instead of calling the police, the kind lady decided to teach

Everyone should try to forgive, no matter what… The story that I read is Thank You, Ma’am (by Langston Hughes). In the beginning of this story, there is a little boy who attempts to snatch a ladies purse. When he failed, the woman got angry with him but instead of turning him into the police, she brought the little boy home and had him clean himself and fed him. This event occured on page 1, “Um-hum! And your face is dirty. I got a great mind to wash your face for you. Ain’t you got nobody home to tell you to wash your face?” After the woman discussed this with the boy for a little bit, she brought him home with her and talked to him about the choices he made in attempt to teach him a lesson. After the