The Golden Rule In Thank I 'M' Am Meaning By Langston Hughes

Roger, at first, tried to steal Mrs. Jones' purse, but the weight of her purse was too heavy and caused to fall on the ground. Mrs. Jones’ reaction was to turn around and defend herself. “The large woman simply turned around and kicked kim right in his blue-jeaned sitter. Then, she reached down, picked the boy up by his shirt front, and shook him until his teeth rattled,” (Hughes 1). This shows that in the start, Mrs. Jones didn’t trust Roger and thought he was a robber, which he was for that short period of time because he was trying to steal her purse.

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

Through “Thank You Ma'am” it shows it's hard to earn people's trust. Langston Hughes suggests that giving people a second chance is what allows them to do better. Giving someone a second chance can be considered hard for us today. Langston Hughes talks about how desperate times calls for desperate needs but, if you give someone a second chance that's what allows them to do better.

The author Langston Hughes characterizes Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones in many creative ways throughout the short story "Thank You, Ma'am". The first characteristic that stood out in the short story was Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones' kindness. She not only lets Roger clean up his face, but she lets him eat with her because she knows Rogers family at home probably was not taking good care of Roger. If a brigand came up to anyone else, I am almost positive they would not be so kind to the robber. If I was Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, I would very circumspect towards him. First, when Roger came up to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones and snatches her pocketbook unbridledly,

“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.

“Compassionate people are geniuses in the art of living, more necessary to the dignity, security, and joy of humanity than the discoveries of knowledge.” -- Albert Einstein

In "Thank You, M'am" by Langston Hughes, Roger behaved in a rebellious, vulgar, and desperate way while he spent time on the streets until Mrs.Jones’s beliefs in his potential caused him to be obedient and eager to prove his trustworthiness. To demonstrate, "It was about eleven o'clock at night, and she was walking alone, when a boy ran up behind her and tried to snatch her purse" (Hughes 3-4). This quote displayed Roger’s ignorant actions since he had bad intentions of nearly robbing Ms.Jones’s belongings. However, it is then stated, “ ‘Do you need somebody to go to the store,’ asked the boy, ‘maybe to get some milk or something?’ “ (Hughes 96).

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 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.

When is a risk worth taking? That is the question we ask to figure out the central idea of progress. In the three stories, “Thank You, M’am,” by Langston Hughes, “Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” by Doreen Rappaport, and “NFL is cracking down hard on illegal celebrations” by Mark Maske all show answers to, when is a risk worth taking. They all have different answers but they use the same question to show the progress.

“He barely managed to say ‘Thank you’ before she shut the door.” In the story, “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones has a strong personality. She is tough by picking up Roger, and dragging him all the way to her house. But Mrs. Luella Bates is also very nice because she let Roger come to her home, and also gave Roger money for food and other supplies.

The world can be a scary place with bad people. In the story, “Thank You Ma’am”, by Langston Hughes, the theme is respect, Mrs.Jone, a brave woman, definitely experienced the scariness, of a boy trying to steal her purse,and she could of called the police but she didn't . So shows a lot of respect to the boy. She respects the boy Roger because she lets Roger into her house and gives Roger money.

On the entire walk home she puts him in a half nelson and drags him behind her. Another way she acts towards Roger is kind and caring. She understands why he stole and explains how she wants things she can not have too, things she would not tell him. She also does not ask him about his home life