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Thank You M´am (Traditional Criticism, Langston Hughes)
Probably, Langston Hughes inspired from his childhood experience and he wrote "Thank You, M'am" because he grew up with his maternal grandmother for the reason that, when he was a baby his parents separated, his father moved to Mexico and his mother moved constantly during his youth. This short story tells about an old woman who takes a role of a mother just for a short period of time, because Roger is boy, he is alone with anyone who cares him. Probably Langston wanted represent his grandmother into Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones because she raised him in his childhood until she died when he was a teenager. In this story "Thank You, M'am" Langston talks about two important themes such as shame when he's reprimanded for trying to steal; and forgiveness, when Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones gave Roger a second chance and teaches him an important lesson about dignity and respect and also that people can do right things in hard circumstances. In...
“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (Psychoanalysis Criticism)
The story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” is about girl named Connie, she cares her appearance and want other’s acceptance which she can hardly get from her family. Her mother always judges her and praises her sister. Her father just simply ignores them in daily life. Connie never feels close to any of her family members, and she prefers life out of home with her friend to a cinema, shopping mall and their favorite place, a drive-in restaurant where she feel free. The story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” has some social issue such as violence and rape. In the story Connie struggles in making decision to choose between ordinary family life and adventure with a stranger. In the story appears the isolation and disaffection that Connie get from her family and confidence and feelings of taking control that she get when she is out as the psychological basis which cause her to choose leave in the end. June represents the perfect appearance that the soci...
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