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Has a random stranger ever change your life before? Well in the story Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes, a young man named Roger gets a life check just by a juvenile decision that ended up with him running into Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. She takes him home and washes his face and feeds him knowing he hasn’t had care like that for a while. Throughout the story Mrs. Jones gives him a life lesson, and ends up changing Roger into a gentlemen instead of a criminal. Mrs. Jones changed Roger…

Jones gives Roger money so that he can buy the shoes he wanted. The shoes were the reason he wanted to steal her bag, so he would have money to buy them. (Hughes Page 3). Roger said “ I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes” Then she says “ Well, you didn’t have to snatch my pocketbook to get some suede shoes, You could have asked me.” (Hughes Page 2). Mrs. Jones is a selfless women. She was willing to give $10 for a boy to buy shoes even though he attempted to steal her purse. She also said that…

his face and eat a good meal. While making his meal, she asks Roger why he tried to steal her pocket book. He answers her by saying, “I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes (Hughes 2).” After eating, she sends him on his way, but before Roger leaves, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones gives the young boy ten dollars to buy a pair of blue suede…

highlights that no matter how bad of a situation you're in; you can get overcome it with kindness. The protagonist, Luella Bates Washington Jones, is teaching a young boy named Roger right from wrong, after he tried to steal her pocketbook for blue suede shoes. Mrs. Jones says, "'I have done things, too, which I would not tell you, son—neither tell God, if he didn’t already know" (Hughs 3). The fact that Mrs. Jones brings back her past trying to teach Roger a lesson demonstrates that she has…

Priscilla’s friend Melvin, Priscilla is furious, “His hands never quite make it to Melvin. In a move of pure poetry Priscilla has monk in a hammerlock. His neck’s popping the gunfire, and his head's bowed under the immense weight of her forearm. His suede jacket’s peeling back, showing pile” (2). In the story it expresses that no one has ever laid a hand on one of the Kobras. Priscilla, who has never argued…

story of a boy named Roger who tries to steal the purse of a lady named Ms. Jones’. Roger is very poor and has no parents or a home. Ms. Jones’ brings him into her home and lets him eat and wash his face, she later gives him money to buy the blue suede shoes that he wants. In the short story “Thank you M’am” by Langston Hughes, Hughes illustrates the poverty due to Ms. Jones’ purse almost being stolen. This is because Rodger doesn’t have parents, Ms. Jones’ house is small and Roger hasn’t eaten.…

messages. Hughes thrived as a writer during this impacting time. On of the themes found in MTS and TYM is poverty. Suffering from poverty in TYM, Roger the little boy who tries to steal Mrs. Jones pocketbook, wanted to buy blue suede shoes. The boy, poor and wanting blue suede shoes, wanted money to buy them. In MTS Hughes also showed poverty. The quote, “Life ain't been no crystal stairs” along the lines meant that he might of not had whatever he wanted at the time. He was experiencing…

in. Instead of calling for help, she takes him home and learns that there’s no one to take care of him. Over dinner, Luella asks Roger why he tried to steal her pocketbook, and he says “‘I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes.’” After eating, Luella gives Roger ten dollars to buy the blue suede shoes. This demonstrates that Luella understands that everyone makes bad decisions sometimes, and Roger isn’t really a bad kid. Since no one can take care of Roger, he does what is necessary to survive.…

People today grow up with no true life values, some of which try to take the easy way out. In the short story “Thank You, M’am” by Langston Hughes, Roger comes across an elderly wise woman with the intent to steal her purse, but get a surprise of his own. With tough love, Roger experiences something he has yet to learn. A strong-willed, motherly, and compassionate older woman saw an opportunity to enlighten this young man with valuable life lesson he will never forget. “She reached down, picked…

What people do not understand is that if gold is used as a currency, prices will remain stable over time. Suede explains this: “The purchasing power of gold does not fluctuate wildly because the supply cannot fluctuate wildly” (Suede 1). With fiat money, we can see that the money supply fluctuates greatly and prices are never stable because the Federal Reserve keeps printing out more money causing inflation and raising…