Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones Langston Hughes’s invigorating short story, “Thank You, M’am,” features a woman by the name of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. Mrs. Jones takes upon advising her young, would-be mugger that stealing is wrong in the most unexpected of ways. She is a brave and strong, sympathetic, and nurturing woman. There is no doubt that Mrs. Jones is a brave and strong woman. Although, her mugger is just a young boy, barely fifteen years of age and frail, she does not think
The character from the story Thank You M’am named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is an honorable character that shows how being once in poverty can affect your values, honor, and beliefs in a good way. The first time you see Mrs. Jones express her values is when a boy attempts to steal her bag. Since the purse was so heavy, he failed. And then Mrs. Jones takes the boy to her house to wash him up and teach him a lesson. Just this small part shows her values because she thought it wasn’t acceptable
The short story, Thank You M'am, by Langston Hughes is about an evening encounter between Roger, a poor, desperate, and frail teenager, who attempts to steal a purse from a strong, large, and prepared old woman, Mrs. Jones, as she walks home late from work one night, and it demonstrates that occasionally when individuals are in a difficult circumstance they should trust others to help them when they genuinely need it. Furthermore in the literature, "The woman said,"You ought to be my son." I would
think aggressive, rude, or that if you are a thief you will never change. But, in “Thank You Ma’am,” By Langston Hughes, those opinions are changed. Roger, the protagonist, is a would-be thief. At about eleven o’clock one night, he runs up behind Mrs. Jones and tries to snatch her purse. He needs the money to buy blue suede shoes. Although he failed to get the purse, he is taught a valuable lesson and gets the shoes at the end. Through direct and indirect characterization, it is shown that Roger is
Can you imagine a story without characters? It seems strange because a character is one of the most important elements in a story, but the way that authors use to convey information about characters in a story is known as characterization. Characterization can simply be defined as the way which the writer uses to reveal the personality or nature of a character and it moves the plot in the story. The writer can describe characters in two different ways even by direct characterization or indirect characterization
Soto Victor is an example of that. While trying to impress a girl he pretended like he knew something that he really didn´t. While in the story ¨Thank You ¨M'am¨ by Langston Hughes,Roger acts in a way that he shouldn´t. Though the lesson that Ms. Jones taught him will help him change his ways.Both the stories are similar in some ways and different in many but i think both of them are important.In the end they both learned a valuable lesson that will help them in life. First, Roger and Victor
The characters that are read about in stories are more than just tools serving the imagination of readers; they offer an insight on the story being told. Characters are defined by the author and the author’s use of characterization; however, aside from bestowing depth to characters, characterization also provides a better perception of the plot and the conflict. The authors of the stories, “The Necklace” and “Thank You Ma’am”, whose names respectively are Guy De Maupassant and Langston Hughes, do
know what your coming to. “But you put yourself in contact with me,” said the woman. “If you think 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.” (pg. 18) When Mrs.Jones said this, its showing that she’s been through