Friday, February 17, 2012

Conflict in “Thank you M’am”

Conflict in “Thank you M’am”

            In the short story “Thank you M’am there are several types of conflict. Firstly, Roger has a conflict with him self. Roger makes a choice to not steal a second time:” The boy took care to sit… away from the purse” (Hughes 150) Also, Roger has a problem with Mrs. Jones.  When Roger tried to steal her purse she “kicked him in his blue-jean sitter” (Hughes 146). Thirdly, Roger has a conflict with society. When Mrs. Jones says, “Ain’t you got anybody home? … “and he says “No’m “. (Hughes 147).
In conclusion there are three different types of conflict in the story “Thank you M’am”.

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