Theme Of The Turning Point In Thank You Ma Am

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 the short story, “Thank You Ma’am,” a young boy named Roger tried to steal a purse that belonged to a woman named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones and got caught. She had Roger wash his face back at her house and even had him stay for dinner. Throughout the whole story, Roger learns life lessons. Some were that he shouldn’t try to steal and he should just ask. Through their time together, Roger learned that if he treats Mrs. Jones kindly, she will treat him kindly back.

“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.

The story is told from the perspective of an immigrant grill that came from other country. Which allowed the reader to see how life can change no matter where u come from that's the American Dream. In the text “Mr.Gatti the english teacher he said “we will coach you” and Mr.johnson will talk to you about what to wear and things like that “she got help from the people that wants the best for her to reach where she wants to be.people that follow what they want it make a great impact on them . even her mom “in spite of her complained she was proud that i was good enough to be considered for such a famous scholand

The tale opens in a doorway as the reader is presented with two lovers saying goodbye. The two lovers are Goodman Brown, who is eager to leave for his adventure; and his wife Faith Brown, who is desperately trying to dissuade him from leaving the house tonight. In this setting, the main elements induce feelings that are positive, bright, and hopeful – a sunset, a familiar street and home, and the pink ribbons in

The detailed and sometimes irritating explanation for everything in this story can feel unnecessary at times, but in reality, it is a solid example of American Romanticism’s influence on this tale. Everywhere in the book, you see the unprecedented detail of how everything in this

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.

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.

Starting off, the similarities that both stories share are that they tell the importance of life. It also tells you that some people in life can be patient for so long and then give up. But the most important part was that if you don't try something you'll never know what will happen next. You could either benefit from it or keep trying until you get it.

The most prevalent and obvious element of the story is how the author displayed the woman's rights movement of the 1800’s. During that era women could not vote, were dependent on others, and were very restricted, violating many values currently held in our modern society. Kate, Matts love-of-his life participates very often in these iconoclastic

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.

I'm picking the story “Thank you, ma’am” its about a young boy by himself. He tries to steal Mrs. Jones purse. She stops him and sees he is dirty. She takes the boy home with her and lets him get cleaned up. She teaches him some lessons. She decides to trust him and she ends up giving the boy 10$ to spend. Telling him that should just ask instead of stealing.and the three topics I picked are 1)Forgiveness 2)Empathy 3)Power of trust. The first one is about forgiveness and in the story she sees that Roger is neglected and hungry. Even though he tried to steal her purse. She forgives him and takes him with her to teach him some lessons. The second one is about Empathy she tells Roger that she

The story “Thank you Ma’am,” starts out with a boy named Roger trying to rob a lady named Mrs. Jones so he could go buy some shoes. She grabs the boy and instead of taking him to jail, she takes him home with her. Whenever they arrive, the boy just wants to leave but cannot make himself do it because the lady is doing so much for

No one is exactly as they appear on the surface, people always have underlying struggles or issues that define them. People often view how other people act and judge them without understanding why they had done something. In the story of “Thank You Ma'am”, the characters of Roger and Mrs. Jones learn that seeing and understanding why people do what they do is better than judging them with no knowledge of why they did it. If people take a minute to look at other people beyond how they appear, they may come to like and understand them.

Although the way Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones and Roger meet is not under ideal circumstances, they both reveal their superior and attractive characteristics. Both of them prove to be polite, amiable, and decent people. These interesting characters both face situations, whether in the present or past, but they both overcome them and let their great personalities shine through. Langston Hughes did an amazing job in creating these charming characters and showing them through indirect