Thank+You+Ma'am+-+Symbolism

Thank You Ma'am x **Thank You Ma'am ** **Three Symbols ** I think it represents...

**MS. JONES’S BAG ** x x  x ||   ||   ||
 * I think it represents... ||  ||  My classmates think it represents… ||
 * x

**ROGER’S BLUE SUEDE SHOES ** x x x ||  ||   ||
 * I think they represent... ||  || My classmates think they represent… ||
 * xx

**MS. BATES MAKING ROGER WASH HIS FACE **

x x  x ||   ||   ||
 * I think it represents... ||  || My classmates think it represents… ||
 * x
 * x

WHAT DOES THE READER LEARN FROM THESE SYMBOLS? WHY DOES HUGHES USE THEM? ||
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Homework

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px;">1. What might the character of Roger himself mean in “Thank You M’am?” Think of Roger as a symbol: what group or concept is Hughes using him to represent?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px;">2. Similarly, what might the character of Ms. Jones represent in “TYM?”

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px;">3. What does the choice that Roger must make—to run or stay—represent? Think of the choice he faces as a symbol; what larger concept or feeling is Hughes using it to represent?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px;">4. Why do you believe there are only two characters in “Thank You M’am,” and no mention of anyone else?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px;">5. Why do you think Ms. Jones gives her full, long name, and Roger only gives his first name? What does this say about each character?

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: left;">6.Explain the meaning of any one of the symbols we discussed in class today. Explain why you believe Hughes inserted this symbol into his story. What does it tell the reader?

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: left;">7.Explain the meaning of any one of the symbols we discussed in class today. Explain why you believe Hughes inserted this symbol into his story. What does it tell the reader?