Question

Directions: You will write a paragraph below explaining the main conflict in "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes. You will also compare and contrast the perspectives of the protagonist and antagonist. 1. Write a paragraph explaining the conflict and the perspectives of the protagonist and antagonist in "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes. 2. Be sure your paragraph: ○ mentions the title and author in the first sentence ○ identifies the main conflict ○ describes the protagonist’s perspective on the conflict ○ provides a line of dialogue (direct quote) that the protagonist says to support your idea (text support) ○ describes the antagonist’s perspective of the conflict ○ provide a line of dialogue (direct quote) that the antagonist says to support your idea (text support) ○ includes a closing line to summarize the character’s views ○ uses correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling

Answer 1

Well, in thank you ma’am she is distraught by the boy

Answer 2

Life in a Northern City. Langston Hughes (1902–67) wrote about African American characters and set many of his stories and poems in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. "Thank you, Ma'am" never states where the story takes place, but readers can conclude from the text that Roger and Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.

Step-by-step explanation:

The main conflict in “Thank You, M'am” is Roger's internal conflict of whether or not to run away. The initial conflict in the story is a character vs. character conflict between Roger and Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.