How does the information below add to your understanding of the story "Thank You, M'am"?Langston Hughes lived in Harlem, New York, for most of his...

The paragraph you have provided gives us valuable background
information in terms of trying to understand the reason of Hughes for writing this excellent
short story. Note the way in which the dignity that he attempted to give African-Americans who
struggled with poverty and want is shown through the character of Mrs. Jones, who, in spite of
Roger's attempted robbery, takes him in, treats him like her own son and ends up giving him money
for his pair of blue suede shoes, that he had been trying to get through robbery. Let us also
focus on the setting of this excellent story. It is very gritty, down-to-earth and real in its
exploration of the factors (that are never fully explained) that led Roger to be out by himself
so late and to be so hungry and the kind of situations that characters like Roger and Mrs. Jones
have to face on a day-by-day basis. This story therefore represents a celebration of the dignity
of African-Americans.