Due to this issue, Langston Hughes was inspired to write“Let America Be America Again”, frustrated with the discrimination he, and so many others face daily, Hughes writes about his personal feelings on the issue of equality and freedom in America. Hughes states, “(There’s never been equality for me,/ Nor freedom in this ‘homeland of the free.’/)”(Hughes Line 15-16). For many, feelings such as these are far too common, and this quote reflects some of the emotional difficulties of being an immigrant in America. This country was built on the ideals of freedom and equality. For many, however, this just isn 't the reality. People from all over the globe have come to America in the pursuit of a better life, only to be held back due to their race, beliefs, and gender. A mentality such as this is destructive because it affects not only the way people perceive one another, it affects the way society in general perceives itself. This is because narrow mindedness and discrimination stops social and political growth, which can create tension between
Due to this issue, Langston Hughes was inspired to write“Let America Be America Again”, frustrated with the discrimination he, and so many others face daily, Hughes writes about his personal feelings on the issue of equality and freedom in America. Hughes states, “(There’s never been equality for me,/ Nor freedom in this ‘homeland of the free.’/)”(Hughes Line 15-16). For many, feelings such as these are far too common, and this quote reflects some of the emotional difficulties of being an immigrant in America. This country was built on the ideals of freedom and equality. For many, however, this just isn 't the reality. People from all over the globe have come to America in the pursuit of a better life, only to be held back due to their race, beliefs, and gender. A mentality such as this is destructive because it affects not only the way people perceive one another, it affects the way society in general perceives itself. This is because narrow mindedness and discrimination stops social and political growth, which can create tension between