Comparing 'Yes Ma Am And Fish Cheeks'

The story "Thank you M'am" by Langston Hughes and "Brother Can You a Dream" by Jackie French Koller. Each author develops the common theme "Need Before Greed" in "Thank you M'am" when Ms. J gives Roger the money he needed for some shoes he wanted.

Also, the mom works on making all of Amy’s favorite foods because she really cares about Amy, but Amy thinks that what her mom made is kind of gross. But the minister really liked the food and gave a quiet little burp to show that he liked it. The family also really liked the food. They licked their chopsticks and had what they thought was probably the best food ever. The fish cheeks in the story are a big symbol in this story.

Respect is like an award that can’t just be bought with money. Sometimes, respect needs to be awarded. In the story “The Scholarship Jacket” by Martha Salinas, the theme that respect should be earned and not bought is introduced with plot conflict, developed with character interactions, and revealed with character interactions. Initially, Salinas introduces the theme through plot conflict. Martha is a middle school-aged kid with incredible grades.

Another story that reveals the theme of respecting themselves and others is “Thank You, M’am.” In Langston Hughes' perspective “Thank You, M’am”, a big lady was walking on the sidewalk at 11 o’clock at night, then a young boy came up to her and took her pocket book. The young man Roger tried to run away but the big lady Mrs Jones grabbed him and put him in a head lock, then she took Roger to her house. When Roger and Mrs Jones took him home to clean himself Roger asked why he tried to take the pocket book he said because He wanted blue suede shoes Mrs Jones gave him the money and said do not get into any more trouble. The theme, respect themselves and others is shown through the conflict of the character.

In the stories “Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes and “Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan, the authors share a common theme, older people are wise. One story that reveals the theme older people are wise is “Fish Cheeks”. In Amy Tan’s “Fish Cheeks”, a teenage girl named Amy Tan, wanted an American nose and a boy named Robert. But when Robert’s family came over for a Christmas Eve dinner, she did not want to get embarrassed by her relatives and family. So, her family was being really embarrassed and she wanted to disappear.

It is tough to treat others the way you want to be treated.Mrs Jones realizes that, but still does it. The golden rule (treat others the way you want to be treated) is important in the story. In the story “Thank you m'am¨ by Langston Hughes, Mrs.Jones gives second chances, is helpful,and caring. It is important to realize that treating others the way you want to be treated is a big theme in the story.

The theme in the story “Thank You M’am” written by Langston Hughes is that kindness or one small act of kindness can change or transform a human being’s life. This theme is a recurring theme because it is mentioned in a lot of plays, books and stories.

One should be able to forgive because one may be going through a tough time and love and support are all they need. In the short story “Thank you, M’am” by Langston Hughes a young kid named Roger who runs into an old woman named Mrs. Jones on the street and feels the need to steal her pocketbook from her purse in order to get the shoes he wants. Langston Hughes conveys this claim by using the literary elements setting, theme, and tone. During the beginning of the story in order for Hughes to foreshadow the beginning of the story so Hughes used the literary element setting.

In the short story “Thank you, M’am” by “Langston Hughes” Mrs. Jones affected Roger after that night. She affected him by kindness by helping him even though he tried to steal something from her, Mrs.Jones didn’t run off scared or call him names or hit him, and that surprised him. Roger was surprised that he was actually treated like a human being for once.

It is not easy to trust someone or to earn someone’s trust. The short story “Thank You, Ma’am by Langston Hughes is about trust. At the beginning of the story, Roger tries to steal Mrs. Jones purse. Mrs. Jones drags Roger back to his house, takes care of him, and sends him off with the money for the shoes. In “Thank You, Ma’am,” Langston Hughes uses character and plot to develop the theme that being kind and open minded is the key to trust Roger changes from the beginning, he was a thief and untrustworthy.

A young man comes up and attempts to steal your purse/wallet, what would you do? Most people would try to call for help or just try to get their money back but not Mrs. Jones. In Langston Hughes’s “Thank you Ma’am” Mrs. Jones decides to try to teach him a lesson. Not by beating the snot out of him but by taking him to her home, cleaning him up, giving him something to eat, and giving him the money that he wanted for new shoes. Sometimes a little dose of kindness can go a long way, Roger knows what he did is wrong and that sometimes you need to ask and you shall receive. Mrs. Jones changed Roger by teaching him that you need to be nice to people and by being nice you will be rewarded.

Langston Hughes, the author of the short story, “Thank You, Ma’am”, expresses the theme that with the power of love you can trust somebody. To start off, The boy shows the theme that with power of love you can trust somebody. According to the story, Roger tries to steal the woman's purse but the purse is around the lady’s shoulder and when he tried to steal it the boy falls over and the lady is mad at him. According to the story, when hate boy finally started trusting the lady, he asked,“Do you need somebody to go to the store,” “maybe to get some milk or something?” Because he trust the lady now and he thinks she is nice and won't put him in jail.

In our society today, every single person is judged by their appearance and their actions. In the short story “Thank you ma’am” by Langston Hughes, the importance of not labeling someone without knowing what they are going through is thoroughly shown. The story starts with a boy named Roger who was trying to rob a woman named Ms. Jones of her purse, from the beginning the reader will predict that he was going to get in trouble, but instead the story takes a twist that was unpredictable. Instead, this woman takes him home, washes his face, feeds him and even gives him money for the shoes he wanted. She talks to him, and shows kindness and understanding of his situation instead of assuming.

‘Thank You M’am’ is a short story which is written by Langston Hughes. The story takes place in the USA, in the street and in the woman house, where we meet Mrs Luella and Roger. In this article I am going to analyse this short story. At first I will summarise its plot, then I will discuss the main theme on it, and comment on the main characters and some literary devices.

Roger Langston Hughes’s short story, “Thank You Ma’am”, depicts a boy who steals and risks going to jail for blue suede shoes that isn’t necessary to have, then he is stopped by the woman he was going to steal from and she takes him to her home. He is shown as someone who doesn’t think about his actions, but then towards the end, Mrs. Jones shows him to be more thoughtful. At the start of the story, Roger is instinctual and has a set of actions to follow through. He was trying to steal a purse from a woman and there was not any hesitation from him at all.