A Special External Conflict On A Street

 

I edited the poem myself, see the picture here

The found poem above was taken from Thank You M’am by Langston Hughes.

It showed the external conflict between the protagonist Roger and antagonist Ms. Jones, which Ms. Jones beat Roger up because he stole her purse and failed.

In the first paragraph, the conflict was illustrated when the protagonist was trying to steal the antagonist’s purse to buy some blue suede shoes (author page 1). The conflict could also be seen when the protagonist was angry but kind-hearted. Hence, she took him to her house instead to the police (author page 1).

This conflict was resolved when the protagonist was touched and appreciated her kindness.

The picture is black and white, which is plain. Hence, I chose to use my favorite color, purple, to add some color to it.

For the poem layout, I made it all centralized to make it look better. By using the smaller font size, I ensured the length of the poem matches the height of the picture to make the whole image neat.

On the picture, the boy was young, and the woman looked nice and calm. I think that’s why she would take him to her house, provide his needs, and teach him a lesson to make him a better person.

See original story here

See author biography here