There is a book called "Memoir" written by a man named Zinsser. Zinsser wrote this book to give people advice about how to write a memoir and gave three pieces of guidance. Those are, to break the text down into small pieces, write it for yourself, and to only have one perspective in your book or journal. Now for " Thank You M'am" it is about an old woman named Mrs. Jones, who is helping this teen boy, who tried to steal her pocketbook. The text "Thank You M'am" is a weak example of Zinssers advice. The text "Thank You M'am" is a weak example of Zinssers advice. "Thank You M'am" has two perspectives that are introduced throughout the story. The old lady named Mrs. Jones and this teen boy who looked as if he was 14 or 15 years old named Roger. According to Memoir on page 245 it states, " It is your story, I told her. I pointed out that nobody has enough facts not …show more content…
One of Zinsser's other pieces of advice were to always break the text down into smaller pieces. The passage " Thank You M'am" did not organize the scene in a orderly fashion. According to the text Memoir on page 244 it states, " You must make a series of reducing decisions. For example: in a family history, one big decision would be to write about only one branch of the family". Zinsser is telling the little girl to "reduce decision", he wants to let her know that not breaking the text down, it is very complex to decipher. According to Thank You M'am on page 261, it states, " When she got to her door, she dragged the boy inside, down a hall, and into a large kitchenette-furnished room at the rear of the house. The boy could hear other roomers laughing and talking in the large house, Some of the doors were open, too, so he knew he could leave the women's house if he wanted too. He was nervous, but then the women call out". This shows that everything is happening so fast, and is causing the boy unnecessary feeling and
The main reason why Zinczenko seems to write the article is because of his self experience by telling the readers a story of when he was growing
The passage, Thanks, is about the poet, Yusef Komunyakaa, serving in the Vietnam war in the 1960s as an American soldier & wrote a poem expressing his gratitude for being kept alive by both physical & spiritual forces. One way the poet expresses his message about war is by repeating the word “thanks”. The author states “thanks for the tree between me & a sniper's bullet.”, “Thanks for the vague white flower that pointed to the gleaming metal reflecting how it is to be broken like mist over grass.”, and “Thanks for deflecting the ricochet against that
The poem To a Daughter Leaving Home by Linda Pastan refers to a mother’s emotion about her daughter going away . Throughout the poem ,the narrator use the process of teaching the girl how to ride a bike as a metaphor in order to compare to empty-nest feeling that families go through whenever children leave the house .The use of details such as “the hair flapping/behind you like a /handkerchief waving/goodbye” create a perfect imagery of this complicated moment. This line touched me specially because I lived this moment when I left my parents in Brazil .There are interesting facts about the author life that can apply to this poem . Due to the time period in which the writer got married , the 50’s, she had to relinquish her desire to write in
Short stories are written to share a lesson, or show and experience for the reader to relate to their own lives. Most stories show a challenge that someone has to overcome, such as a physical threat, or a mental confrontation that they have to face. In the story “Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers, one of the two main characters, Lemon Brown, faced both types of challenges while having taught a message to the protagonist Greg Ridley. LIkewise, in the story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes, Mrs. Jones caught a child named Roger who tried to steal her purse for a pair of shoes. When thrown into a problematic situation, even without a similar background in the slightest, Lemon Brown and Mrs. Jones address their problems similarly..
First, the husband and boy came together, "They knocked on her door, a big knock and a little, and she would call, ‘Come in.’" (Godwin 3). Then she says, "‘I don't think I can see him anymore,’ she whispered sadly to the man" (Godwin 4). Eventually, she doesn’t even want to see the husband anymore, "‘I'm afraid it's come to that,’ she said. ‘Just push the notes under the door; I'll read them.
“Thank You M’am” Essay Response In the story “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes, the boy Roger, seems to be lonely. The story is about a boy named Roger who tries to steal Mrs. Jones purse, she takes him to her house and takes care of him. Roger could be described as lonely because he has nobody home at his home, he is very respectful of Mrs. Jones, and he tries to steal.
"Thank You M'am¨ is a piece of prose written by Langston Hughes. " Thank You M'am '' talks about how a large woman named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, almost gets her bag taken by a boy named Roger. But luckly Mrs. Jones caught him before he could go far. Landston Hughes uses foreshadowing, point of view, and reversal to show suspense in the story. Landston Hughes uses foreshadowing in the story ¨Thank
Everyone has something in their life to be grateful for, no matter what struggles they may be going through. Day to day things such as a warm bed to go home to, or, someone to laugh with goes unrecognized. Because ungratefulness is a well known subject in writing many authors use it. Through the use of point of view in “The Scarlet Ibis” James Hurst warns of unrealistic standards robbing one’s gratitude of life.
A central theme in the short story “Thank you Ma 'am” by Langston Hughes is a little kindness goes a long way. One act of kindness can change a person’s life forever. Her unnecessary kindness made a major impact on Roger and changes him. As the story progresses, we see that Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones shows empathy and kindness for Roger. That kindness appears to pass onto Roger near the end of the story.
“Thank You M’am” displays irony by showing us in the story that Mrs. Luella Bates Washington was also a pickpocketer. In the story she says “I have done things, too, which I would not tell you, son-neither tell God, if he didn’t already know.
Miriam Yakubova Townsend Harris High School English 12 11 July 2023 “Thank You, Ma’am” Literary Analysis Essay In “Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes, the author portrays an antagonist as a large woman named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones who stops the protagonist Roger, a teenage boy from stealing from her. The way that Roger is being characterized in the reading is as a desperate, misplaced youth rather than to be seen as a bad person. What Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones does to cause change in Roger is that the lady catches him and takes him to her home to teach him a lesson by attempting to explain things from right to wrong. The way Roger changes in the end of the story is that he has developed a deeper respect for dignity
The word “memoir” is a biography written from personal knowledge or special sources, and comes from the Latin word “memory”. The two texts, “The Teacher Who Changed My Life”, and Zinsser’s advice about memoir writing both are alike in many ways. The short memoir, “The Teacher Who Changed My Life” by Nickolas Gage supports Zinsser’s advice to record your family's history when writing a memoir. Zinsser's advice tells the readers to record your family's history, and Nickolas Gage recorded his story in the memoir, “The Teacher Who Changed My Life”. For example, in the source it states “[...]
In Thank You Ma 'am” by Langston Hughes, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones showed the golden Rule by bringing Rodger into her home. She showed much hospitality towards him, even though he tried to do something horrible to her. Mrs. Jones could have done something cruel to Roger, but instead she was kind to him. She taught him a valuable life lesson, although she was not mean about it. Following the golden rule in life is very important for everyone, you should always follow this rule, no matter what.
“Thank You Ma’am” is clear about its meaning and uses dialogue to explain the theme and meaning of the
He even offers to go to the store if she needs anything. One feels that his words “Thank you ma’am” although very simple, are very meaningful and sincere, so that shows how Mrs. Jones is a very kind hearted woman that made him at last tell her Thank you