In the story “Thank you m’am” by Langston Hughes, the protagonist Roger experiences multiple internal conflicts. To name a few, in paragraph 32, the text said:” The door was open. He could make a dash for it down the hall.” Roger was confused about whether to run away or to stay with the courteous woman. He was frozen and confused at that moment and couldn’t make a decision. Another example, at paragraph 36, the woman left her purse on the daybed and had no eyesight on the boy, however, the boy was confused again on whether to steal the purse or don’t steal reflecting on the kindness he just received from the woman. The conflict the boy is experiencing is internal as we can see that he struggles to make decisions upon stealing the purse or not to multiple times. I included a heart that mainly represents the internal conflict in the character Roger and also at the same time represents the magnificent kindness offered by the woman; Ms. Washington. I copied and pasted my poem onto the picture and also did some minor color adjustments. The picture I used(credits)

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