Langston Hughes’s faced many challenges growing up moving nine times before settling with his grandmother in Joplin, Missouri. Growing up he had two goals to go to college and become a writer, which he accomplished. However, Hughes also became an advocate for black lives traveling the world, and gaining new influences. Hughes work’s topic varied from everyday struggles, slavery, to major black historic events. Langston Hughes, an instrumental figure in the Harlem Renaissance, gave other races and cultures a glance in the average African-American life and struggles.
John Mercer Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. Shortly after his birth, his father left to Mexico to escape racial prejudices, and he and his mother …show more content…
The stairs of life has been notoriously harder for African-Americans due to segregation and slavery. This poem reiterates that life has been hard for African-American, and that they must be careful not to go backwards. They must remember the sacrifices countless people before them have, and understand that life isn’t going to be easy for them either. In general, life is hard and race and social class can make it even more difficult, and that is the tale of “Mother to Son”.
“The Weary Blue” tells the fable of a weary African-American male singing the blues. The man was obviously a gifted piano player, but the sad content of his music gave a weary feel. He talked about being alone in the world, and trying to forget his struggles. He was so depressed that he expressed the desire to die, and he did. In conclusion, this man just couldn’t handle the mistreatment that came with being an African-American male.
“Theme for English B” compare the life of a young black man in college to his older Caucasian professor. The young man lives in Harlem, NY and is attending school there; he is the only African-American male in his class. He talks about how he and the professor are similar due to the region they live in, but are different because of race. However, different both men are they are still American, and that was the poems …show more content…
He talks about the dream of living in a racism free world, and though it is not accomplished there is still hope. In addition, about how America is built on the fundament of working hard, and people of all races built this country. Furthermore, he tells the tale of how people of many different cultures and nationality came together to form America. In other words, even though the American dream doesn’t happen for most, there is still
John Mercer Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. Shortly after his birth, his father left to Mexico to escape racial prejudices, and he and his mother …show more content…
The stairs of life has been notoriously harder for African-Americans due to segregation and slavery. This poem reiterates that life has been hard for African-American, and that they must be careful not to go backwards. They must remember the sacrifices countless people before them have, and understand that life isn’t going to be easy for them either. In general, life is hard and race and social class can make it even more difficult, and that is the tale of “Mother to Son”.
“The Weary Blue” tells the fable of a weary African-American male singing the blues. The man was obviously a gifted piano player, but the sad content of his music gave a weary feel. He talked about being alone in the world, and trying to forget his struggles. He was so depressed that he expressed the desire to die, and he did. In conclusion, this man just couldn’t handle the mistreatment that came with being an African-American male.
“Theme for English B” compare the life of a young black man in college to his older Caucasian professor. The young man lives in Harlem, NY and is attending school there; he is the only African-American male in his class. He talks about how he and the professor are similar due to the region they live in, but are different because of race. However, different both men are they are still American, and that was the poems …show more content…
He talks about the dream of living in a racism free world, and though it is not accomplished there is still hope. In addition, about how America is built on the fundament of working hard, and people of all races built this country. Furthermore, he tells the tale of how people of many different cultures and nationality came together to form America. In other words, even though the American dream doesn’t happen for most, there is still