Sunday, April 22, 2012

What is the exposition and resolution of this story?

The exposition of Langston Hughes's "Thank You, Ma'am" is
basically the first three sentences of the story that establish Mrs. Luella Bates
Washington Jones as a character and establish the basic setting of the story--11:00
o'clock at night as Mrs. Jones walks home from work
alone.


The initiating event, then, is Roger's attempt to
steal Mrs. Jones's purse in the fourth sentence.


The
resolution comes in the last three paragraphs of the story when Mrs. Jones gives Roger
the $10 to buy his blue suede shoes and allows him to leave. Roger is barely able to say
"thank you" and never sees Mrs. Jones again.

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