Langston Hughes’ “Democracy” and Arna Bontemps’ “God Give to Men” are both written by African American poets. Each author represents pain, segregation, and racism. Hughes and Bontemps both had high education in their life, and they both went to college. Both of these poets related because they both dealt with the situation of Segregation, Civil Rights Act of 1957 & 1960, and Voting Rights Act. These two are inspiring poets who indeed inspire others of their kind to be themselves and become something huge. This writer will examine various differences in their two poems with respect to theme, figurative elements, and authors’ purpose.
The theme of “Democracy” by Hughes is the hunger for liberty. To demonstrate the theme here is a line from his poem, “I do not need my freedom when I’m dead. I cannot live on tomorrow’s bread,” (Stanza 3, lines 4-7). This line from the poem indicated that when freedom comes it would be when he is dead, and when dead he is resting in peace. On the other hand the theme of the poem “God Give …show more content…
Langston Hughes’ purpose in his poem “Democracy” is liberty and is received in the form you are born. Since he tries to say that when African American are born, that they are born without the freedom they deserve. For instance a following portion to prove it from the poem, “Democracy will not come Today, this year, Nor ever, Through Compromise and fear,” (Stanza 1). The author’s purpose in “God Give to Men”, by Arna Bontemps is that no matter our color, or race, we are all the same the person within. An example is this stanza, “God suffer little men the taste of soul’s desire,” (Stanza 5). In this quote it is making others feel that when we all decease we will go to Heaven or Hell based on our lives and judgment. They purposes that the authors say are related, because both of them are judging kismet of liberty and how our faith is
The theme of “Democracy” by Hughes is the hunger for liberty. To demonstrate the theme here is a line from his poem, “I do not need my freedom when I’m dead. I cannot live on tomorrow’s bread,” (Stanza 3, lines 4-7). This line from the poem indicated that when freedom comes it would be when he is dead, and when dead he is resting in peace. On the other hand the theme of the poem “God Give …show more content…
Langston Hughes’ purpose in his poem “Democracy” is liberty and is received in the form you are born. Since he tries to say that when African American are born, that they are born without the freedom they deserve. For instance a following portion to prove it from the poem, “Democracy will not come Today, this year, Nor ever, Through Compromise and fear,” (Stanza 1). The author’s purpose in “God Give to Men”, by Arna Bontemps is that no matter our color, or race, we are all the same the person within. An example is this stanza, “God suffer little men the taste of soul’s desire,” (Stanza 5). In this quote it is making others feel that when we all decease we will go to Heaven or Hell based on our lives and judgment. They purposes that the authors say are related, because both of them are judging kismet of liberty and how our faith is