Dec 25, 2009

Thank You, M’am | Thank You, M’am

At a glance:

Author: Langston Hughes
First Published: 1958
Type of Plot: Sketch
Time of Work: The 1950's
Setting: An American city
Principal Characters: Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, Roger
Genres: Realism, Short fiction, Sketch
Subjects: African Americans, Freedom, Power, personal or social, Love or romance, Theft, Boys
Locales: United States

The Story

It is eleven o’clock at night as a large woman carrying a large purse slung over her shoulder walks down a deserted city street. Suddenly a boy dashes behind her and with one tug jerks the purse from her. Its weight throws him off balance and he falls, legs flying up. The woman calmly kicks him.

Pulling the boy up by his shirt and shaking him, the large woman demands that he return her pocketbook. When she asks if he is ashamed, the boy finally speaks. He answers yes and also denies that he meant to snatch the purse. Not deceived, the woman tells him that he...

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Thank You, M’am | Thank You, M’am

At a glance:

The Story

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