Thank You Ma Am Theme Essay

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

To begin with, Roger progressively transforms from a mysterious boy to a barbarian over the course of civilization to regression. Roger avoids social contact, initially, until refinement unravels among several boys, and he gets unruly--walking into the littluns’ sandcastle purposely--after relieving his signal fire duties. Afterwards, Roger continues bothering the kids, more particularly--Henry--as he “stoop[s], pick[s] up a stone, and thr[ows] it at Henry--threw it miss” (Golding 62). Roger gives in to the lack of civilization on the island by having the idea of harming a mere, young boy. However, civilization embeds a part of him, and it prevents him from hitting Henry literally. For example, he “pick[s] up a stone” (Golding 62) with the intent of using it to hurt a person since over time, the island gradually loses its authority and order. Consequently, these boys influence one another dramatically by their thirst to hunt or simple goal of survival. In this case, Jack, a power hungry tyrant, barbarically impacts Roger and his viewpoints. However, at home, society reminds Roger such actions are not acceptable, so he “threw it to

“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.

n the story “Thank You M’am”, the turning point in the story was both interesting, and unexpected. The turning point in the story occurs because Roger tried to steal Mrs. Jones purse. For instance, in the story, “Thank You M’am”, it states, “It was about eleven o'clock at night, dark, and she was walking alone, when a boy ran up behind

In the story Roger does decide to intentionally steal from Mrs.Jones but what followed Mrs.Jones decided for him. Mrs.Jones states “But you put yourself in contact with me, said the woman. If you think that that contact is not going to last awhile, you got another thought coming. When I get through with you, sir, you are going to remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones." Mrs.Jones decides to nurture Roger instead of neglect and her decision in return influences his future

He “led the way straight through the castles, kicking them over, burying the flowers, scattering the chosen stones,” only to remain, “watching the littluns.” Maurice, however, “still felt the unease of wrongdoing.” Jack’s only fault was yearning for power, which corrupts those who wield it. Roger is corrupted and malevolent without ever thirsting for this power, and is therefore more evil than Jack. Roger keeps to himself, much like Simon, and remains consistently evil throughout the novel. Near the beginning, he “picked up a stone, aimed, and threw it at Henry-threw it to miss,” held back by “the taboo of the old life.” Later, he did not miss and “with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned all his weight on the lever,” releasing a huge boulder and killing Piggy. Under the weight of the boulder, “the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist.” The main symbol for the democracy, equality and justice was indirectly destroyed by Roger. To him, “Ralph was a shock of hair and Piggy a bag of fat,” thus dehumanizing and objectifying them. When Sam and Eric were cornered by Jack’s group of savages, Roger demonstrates his enjoyment for hurting others by “[advancing] upon them as one wielding a nameless authority.” It was not for the sake of supremacy or control, but for unbridled sadistic pleasure. When Ralph finds Sam and Eric, they say that Roger is “a terror”. He also points out that Jack is a terror, but the twins respond with “only

I wonder if Roger has learned about the minister’s affair and is now going to hurt the minister or kill him for ruining his marriage. It is highly likely since in my previous reaction other character did notice how Roger was a man he is a demon in a man’s body. If Roger did do something to the minister how would Hester feel about it and would she tell everyone Roger’s secret identity. On the off chance that he doesn’t why is he staring so intently at minister he has to know something that makes him question, maybe it’s because he thinks he knows who it could

After Roger barges he forcefully pulls the minister shirt open and look at his chest. Hawthorne writes “With a wild look of wonder, joy and horror with what a ghastly rapture.” Later in the book it turns out that the what roger saw was an A like Hester branded into his chest . Also it says Roger threw his hand up in an extravagant manner like he achieved a goal. This part of the story

Roger Samms laments his misfortunate life so far, a life filled with bullying, rejection, and one that has consistently cast him in the role of the victim unwillingly. However, he has decided that enough is enough and has taken his fate into his own hands; he plans to embezzle a substantial research grant and covertly relocate to Mexico. As he is about to finish packing, an aggressive knock on his front door abruptly interrupts his train of thought. Roger opens the door to reveal the obnoxious figure of Eddie, his landlord and proprietor of what has to be the filthiest establishment located on the waterfront - if not the entire city. Eddie demands that Roger pays his rent immediately, and Roger reluctantly accommodates his inquiry - just to rid himself of

In the film, Sean helps Will to overcome his trauma. Near the end of counselling session, Sean tells Will that everything that happened to him while he was kid is not his fault. By accepting his painful past, he can be mature. Therefore, Sean wants Will to accept that he shouldn’t blame himself for his past. Without building trust, going into other’s painful past can’t be done. Similarly, Luella corrects Roger’s behavior in the short story. When Luella passes money to Roger, she teaches him not to “make the mistake of latching onto [her] pocketbook nor nobody else’s” (Hughes 2). By providing money to him, Luella wants him to feel guilty about it and she is addressing him not to make the same mistake again. Roger realizes how important to behave himself because he learns that his behavior can make him in trouble. They improve trust and they act like mother and son despite the fact they are not related by

Imagine you were trying to steal from someone and they caught you in the act. Thank you M’AM by Langston Hughes is about a boy who tries to take a woman's purse. One character that stands out in the story is Roger because of how he changes throughout the story. The character can be described as daring, poor, trustworthy.

Despite Roger’s futile attempt to take her purse, she was willing to bring him good rather than harm. Instead of letting her vengeance make her hold a grudge against Roger , she

“Thank You Ma’am Prompt Response” Analicia Rivera p.6 I believe the the three themes of Thank You, Ma’am, by Langston Hughes are love and trust, forgiveness, and dignity.

No one is modeling this skill to Roger at home, his parents are not there to care for him or be trusted by him. As of yet, he doesn’t have anyone to relate to that has been in his situation. Luella explains that she was once like Roger, “I have done things, too, which I would not tell you, son- neither tell god if he didn’t already know” (p. 3).

In the beginning Roger was selfish by trying to steal the purse, it was a bad thing to do. The author stated in the text “But she bent down enough to permit him to stoop and pick up her purse, then she said “Now ain’t you ashamed of yourself?”Firmly gripped by his shirt front, the boy said Yes’m”.(Hughes.pg# 31) From the selfish thing Roger did we can infer that Roger is ashamed for what he did from when he failed to steal the purse.