Has an adult ever helped you in your life as a teen? This can happen in both fictional stories and in real life. We read 4 stories about adults helping teens. Thank You Ma’am by: Langston Hughes, about a boy with a bad home life when a stranger helps him. The Drummer Boy of Shiloh by: Ray Bradbury, about a scared drummer boy in a battle.…
One Person Three Personality Characteristics In Langston Hughs' short story "Thank you, Ma'am," Mrs.Luella Bates Washington Jones shows the reader her many personality characteristics. First, she shows she is bossy. When she told Roger that he is going to get his face washed that was being bossy. Also when she made Roger stay with her that was showing bossiness.…
Delia Jones is the antagonist of this short story. She is an independent, very hard-working, married, African American woman residing in South Florida. Delia is married to a man named Sykes who does not work and has never worked, so Delia is essentially the bread-winner of this small household. She endures long days, and sometimes even longer nights washing the clothing of the more fortunate citizens of her town. Delia is a ‘wash-woman’, yet those countless hours washing other people’s clothes is heaven compared to enduring any amount of time she has to spend with her husband.…
As she explains earlier in the chapter, something is itching and begging for her attention, and it is her thoughts that need to be transformed into…
“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives”, once said Jackie Robinson a famous baseball player. An impact is having a strong effect on someone or something. In certain pieces of literature characters are impacted and affected by the urban setting. Having an urban setting affects the characters or people in the lyrics of “New York, New York” and “Chicago” by Frank Sinatra, the short story “Thank you Ma'am” by Langston Hughes, and the Novel Seedfolks written by Paul Fleischman. Characters and people in lyrics are affected from an urban setting.…
Compare and Contrast Essay Liberty is a thing some people strive for and a thing people take for granted, Americans must decide how or how not to use their liberty . In Learned Hand’s “I am an American Day Address” and Langston Hughes’ “Let America Be America Again” both authors address the liberty of Americans; however they interpret the situation differently. The two writings have some similarities and some differences; both help people to understand the topic of liberty and what that means for Americans. The two writings have the same goal and that is to explain liberty to Americans.…
Langston Hughes has been revered as the "’O. Henry of Harlem,’ the ‘Dean of Negro Writers in America,’ and the ‘Negro Poet Laureate,’" as well as “’the Poet Laureate’ of Black America’” (Scott 1; Waldron 140). He was a pivotal figure in the Harlem Renaissance and, in fact, defined the movement from a literary point of view. He also contributed an unsurpassed personal account of the movement in his autobiography The Big Sea (Gates and McKay 1251).…
Starting in the short story, “Thank You, Ma’am,” by Langston Hughes, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is one of the protagonists. In the beginning, she almost gets her purse stolen by Roger, a kid who wanted blue suede shoes. Eventually, Mrs. Jones forgives and starts to care for Roger. Throughout the story, Mrs. Jones has done acts of honesty and honor. Therefore, I believe that that Mrs. Jones is upright all throughout the story from the beginning, middle, and end.…
In the short story, “Thank you M’am” by Langston Hughes, it shows many different personalities including forgiveness, kindness and empathy. In the story Mrs.Jones is a very caring and forgiving person. There are many good things to say about Mrs.Jones and how she shows empathy to Roger, a strange kid that she has never meet before. How does Mrs. Jone’s kindness help to change Roger? Mrs.Jones was definitely a big impact on Roger, mostly of how she acted toward the situation.…
Langston Hughes was known as an iconic figure in the Harlem Renaissance, basically as the flowering of developing African-American literature and the unique artistic form in the 1920’s in Manhattan. Not only Did Mr. Hughes write promote along with influence African –American Culture, it brought attention to the highlights of African- Americans s they suffered injustice, depression and overall the radical issues we still face today. In his famous poem’s “I, Too” and “Theme for English B” both show how Langston felt towards the political views on equal civil rights and how blacks suffered from the treatment under segregations laws meant for African-Americans. Both of Langston poems use first person speech…
Poetry plays a role in politics that is often overlooked by the personalities patrolling today’s political battlefield. In prior eras, poetry took a more obvious and up-front role in politics. Poetry influenced some of the most powerful movements throughout American history— perhaps most clearly seen during the Civil Rights movement. Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes became a role model for Martin Luther King that grew from their similar background and heritage. King’s writing process for “I have a Dream,” looked to Hughes poetry for inspiration.…
Langston Hughes “ Thank You M’am” contains the theme, charity gives support to get you on the right track. This theme is seen throughout the story in the form of character actions, setting, and conflict. The first way this theme is seen is through character actions. Mrs. Jones shows the character action , “When they were finished eating she got up and said, "Now, here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes” (Hughes 7). This shows Mrs. Jones giving Roger the chance to start over and get on the right path towards success in the future.…
In human nature, tough love can form a person's future. This is highly expressed in the short story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes. In the short story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes, a young boy named Roger is mysteriously wandering through a street at 11:00 pm, alone. But when he sees a woman named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones he decides to run up to her and attempts to steal her purse.…
A Life Changing Day Anything can change a person’s life that’s going down the drain. This short story essay, “ Thank You, Ma’am.” By Langston Hughes is a classic. It’s a real life story that anyone living the life of Roger, could relate too. He’s growing up in a poor household and decided that committing crimes was his only chance in being able to afford his own personal wants. But he learns that there’s a better way in life other than being a crook.…
Have you ever felt so alone that you drive yourself to commit crimes just so you can have someone interested in you? That’s how Roger felt in the story Thank You, Ma’am by Langston Hughes. In the story skinny Roger runs up behind big Ms. Luella Bates Washington Jones and tries to steal her purse. Fortunately for Ms. Jones, Roger falls back and she can regain possession of her bag. One would expect Ms. Jones’ next step to be calling the police, but she does quite the opposite.…