Thank You, M'am - Langston Hughes
In “Thank You M’am,” what does Mrs. Jones mean when she says, “’And next time, do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocketbook nor nobody else’s—because shoes got by devilish ways will burn your feet’”?
******What the qoute means is that if he does steal again, the guilty feeling will come to him or karma will get him.“’And next time, do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocketbook nor nobody else’s—because shoes got by devilish ways will burn your feet’” (page 54)
How does Roger in “Thank You M’am” change from the beginning to the end of the story? What causes this change?
******In the book Rodger chnages when he steals her purse and when he is in teh house he doesn't steal the purse but instead he goes away from teh purse thats right next to him. "But the boy took care to sit on the far side of the room, away from the purse, which she left behind on her daybed" (page 53)
What point of view is “Thank You M’am” told from? How do you know?
******The point of view in teh book is third person point of veiw becasue someone watched or heard what happened and there is no "I" in teh book.
Langston Hughes
******What the qoute means is that if he does steal again, the guilty feeling will come to him or karma will get him.“’And next time, do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocketbook nor nobody else’s—because shoes got by devilish ways will burn your feet’” (page 54)
How does Roger in “Thank You M’am” change from the beginning to the end of the story? What causes this change?
******In the book Rodger chnages when he steals her purse and when he is in teh house he doesn't steal the purse but instead he goes away from teh purse thats right next to him. "But the boy took care to sit on the far side of the room, away from the purse, which she left behind on her daybed" (page 53)
What point of view is “Thank You M’am” told from? How do you know?
******The point of view in teh book is third person point of veiw becasue someone watched or heard what happened and there is no "I" in teh book.
Langston Hughes
- Born February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967
- Poet, columnist, dramatist, essayist, lyricist, novelist, and writer
- Both of his grandfathers were white slave owners in Kentucky
- Graduated High School in 1920
- Had a poor relationship with his father