Suede Essays

the power to determine how she feels about herself, whether it is positive or negative. Wearing high heels makes Esperanza feel like a princess, wearing plain brown flip-flops can make her feel ugly, and she thinks that if she were to wear black suede shoes, she thinks that she would be tough. In the vignette “The Family of Little Feet,” shoes, or rather high heels, are worn by Esperanza and her friends Lucy and Rachel, which makes them feel like princesses. Heels often symbolize maturity, and

“The woman said, “Pick up my pocketbook, boy, and give it here.” She still held him. But she bent down enough to permit him to stoop and pick up her purse. Then she said, “Now ain’t you ashamed of yourself” Firmly gripped by his shirt front, the boy said, “Yes’m.”” This is a scene from the short story “Thank You Ma’am” written by Langston Hughes. Roger is a young boy who just attempted to steal Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones purse, Roger is caught and Mrs. Jones decides to make the boy pay a

Sometimes all it takes is a leader to help you make better decisions. In the short story, “Thank You Ma’am” Mrs. Jones was being mugged by a young man named Roger. Roger is a poor boy who just wanted a new pair of blue suede shoes. “Thank You Ma’am” states that, “I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes.” (Hughes 29) Haven’t you ever wanted something you couldn’t afford or have? Roger was meaning to do no harm to Mrs. Jones. His temptation to get the shoes was what caused him to try to steal from Mrs. Jones

Would you ever steal a stranger's purse just to get something that you desire badly? With the fear of possibly going to jail if you fail the attempt? In the story "Thank You Ma'm," a boy named Roger wanted a pair of blue suede shoes, so he decided to steal a stranger's purse. However, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones did not send him to jail, but instead, she took Roger home and taught him a lesson. With the intention of teaching Roger to do the right thing, Mrs. Jones took him home. She told him

Why would someone offer underserving mercy to others? In the story of The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, Holmes receives a goose with a blue carbuncle in it. Through clues, he caught up the thief Robinson that steals the blue carbuncle, but at last, Holmes let him away. In another short story, Thank you Ma’am, Mrs. Luella not only made a dinner for Roger, the boy who put his hands on her purse, also gave him ten dollars to buy a pair of shoes. Both Mrs. Luella and Holmes believe that if they give

In the story “ Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes, Roger, a teenage boy that lurks on the streets makes an unsuccessful attempt at snatching Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones’ purse. Mrs. Jones catches him and brings him to her house and provides him with food, water, and money to buy new shoes and sends him off into the night. The reason why Mrs. Jones brought Roger to house is because she wants to teach him a lesson so that he will lead an honest life and will never steal from someone again. Mrs

pocketbook.” (2) Roger explains that he was just trying to get money for some blue suede shoes when she then tells him all he needed to do was ask for the money. During dinner Ms. Jones offers more ten cent cake to him which he willingly takes and is surprised by her kindness and openness to him. When it was time to leave Ms. Luella Bates Washington Jones said “Now, here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes.” (3) Roger wanted to say something to the kind woman but couldn’t, it

Have you ever wanted to steal money or some sort of item from a stranger? Roger in “Thank you M’am” by Langston Hughes did, and it was the best mistake of his life. Roger lived his life a lonely one, with no one at home to help him, for example, pay for shoes so Roger had to resort to different means of getting the things he wanted. Roger was patrolling the streets when he saw a lady he had never met before and attempted at stealing her purse. She wasn’t going to let that happen so she caught him

How has Elvis Presley made a huge mark on the music industry? Many people will say his appearance had more of an effect on his career, but we all know that is not the only reason. There are so many different things about him that only he could be known for. Elvis Presley had a unique style different than other singers. So much so that many people today try to impersonate Elvis with his dance moves and slick black hair. Elvis Presley has made a huge mark on the music industry, and his fame is still

Malala; The Worlds Youngest Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai is a Nobel Prize winning teenager from Pakistan. She has, since she was a little girl, been fighting for young girls’ right to get an education in Pakistan, where there is a Taliban regime. The adjectives and adverbs used in the text make us sympathize with the young girl. When describing the Taliban’s actions the author use adjectives as “Cowardly”, “Brutal” and “Tyranny”, all of which are strong, harsh words that seems to

Thank You for the Blue Suede Shoes In Langston Hughes short story “Thank you M’am”, Hughes uses stealing as a topic for a way to express having dignity in yourself, even when the cards are not dealt in your favor. A young boy tries to steal a large women’s purse, and does not get away with it. Instead the boy fell on his back, and got kicked right square in his blue-jeaned sitter. The large lady hauls him to her house to wash his face. She wants him to remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones

the school didn’t want to give it to her because she was poor and Mexican, so they wanted to hand it to the rich girl, Joann, but Martha stands up for herself and gets her jacket. In “Thank You, Ma’am” the lead figure, Roger, wants a pair of blue suede shoes, and he tries to steal in order to obtain it but fails and the woman he steals from gives him money to buy it. The scholarship jacket represents hard work, bravery,

low top lace-up, sturdy canvas and suede upper. This shoe model is embellished with the iconic sidestripe and with signature rubber waffle outsoles. If you are trying to find the perfect shoes that provide you with comfort and durability, then the Vans Old Skool (Suede-Canvas) Frost Gray-True White is the right choice for you. It is a classic skate shoe that is ready to withstand repeated wear. This model features a low top lace-up, with sturdy canvas and suede uppers. Its toecaps are re-enforced

valuable- ten dollars so he could buy the blue suede shoes he wanted. The ten dollars came with very important advice though. On page 11 lines 151-155, Mrs. Jones told Roger, “Now here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes. And next time, do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocketbook nor nobody else’s- because shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet.” Mrs. Jones meant that by stealing money to buy the blue suede shoes, he would always feel guilt and regret

Washington Jones. He had attempted to rob her of her pocket book in hopes of purchasing himself a pair of blue suede shoes. Mrs. Luella brought him to her house to teach Roger a lesson that it is okay to ask for help. This can be seen in the reading on page two where Roger states “ ‘I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes,’ said the boy. ‘Well, you didn’t have to snatch my pocketbook to get some suede shoes,’ said Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. ‘You could of asked me.’ ”. This quote shows that when his

stereotyped but if one looks hard enough, the true colors and character of a person will show. In the short story “Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes, Roger, a teenager, attempts to steal a purse from a woman named Mrs. Jones, to buy himself some blue suede shoes. Instead of calling the cops on the young boy, Mrs. Jones graciously invites him into her house and offers him a second chance. In the short story “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan, Waverly is a young girl who is a chess prodigy in the making. However

How does Mrs. Jones affect Roger’s life now that she has taught him a lesson about stealing? In the story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes, Mrs. Jones takes Roger and kicks him on the sidewalk and she also gives him a half nelson. She takes him to her house and teaches him a lesson on stealing. If Mrs. Jones hadn’t done that, they wouldn’t of gotten to know each other and maybe Roger would be out stealing someone else’s purse. If Mrs. Jones just kicked him and left him on the sidewalk, she

two of the story it stated,“‘I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes,’ said the boy.” Everyone in the world wants something, in this case Roger wants a pair of shoes. He probably can’t afford the shoes he wants himself since he acted desperate and decided to steal from Mrs. Jones; which, (if you ask me), displays horrible morals for the time being.

similarities are minor but the differences are pronounced. The stories are very unalike each other. “Thank you ma’am” is set farther back in times than “the scholarship jacket”. “Thank you ma’am” is set in the late fifties or early sixties, when blue suede shoes were popular. “The Scholarship Jacket” is probably set in the later sixties or early seventies, as it is a narrative and that would have been when Marta Salinas was in eighth grade. Roger is not as respectable as Martha. When he doesn’t have

Langston Hughes’s short story “Thank You M’am” is an examination of the necessary connection between the old and the young in society. In the story, a woman takes in a delinquent young boy for a night in an effort to teach him right from wrong. At eleven o’clock at night a large woman carries her large purse home. A young boy races up behind her, trying to snatch the purse. However, he does not get away with it. After landing flat on his rump, the boy is put into a half nelson and interrogated by