Gold Country Vs I Too Essay

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America is a beautiful nation because every citizen has equal rights and is a democratic country. Poor or rich, black or white, everyone has same constitutional rights. It was not like this in earlier days. In the earlier days there was slavery. Some people did not like slavery, Some were happy because they had people to work for them and thought it was right to have slaves. Others didn’t care about slavery. People have different points of view that can widen your perspective of the world. Langston Hughes and Wong Ming-Chung saw many things about America the same, yet there are some things they don’t agree on. “Gold Country “and “I Too” have different Narrators point of view. “I, Too” is a sad and happy type of story, while “ Gold country” is a curious and adventurous story. These two stories also have completely different experiences. “I, …show more content…
He knows he is a part of America though, and he is here for a reason. He doesn’t know which reason, but he knows he is here for one. He says “ They send me to the kitchen when company comes, but I laugh, and eat well, and grow strong “. This tells us that he is sad and happy. He is sad because he is told to eat in the kitchen, but happy because he is laughing and eating well to grow strong. He is also happy because he knows and wants to be a part of America. In “Gold Country” Wong Ming-Chung had just come to America and is very curious about the things around him. When he first arrived he thought America was a crowded place. He didn’t know where to start because there was so many noises and machines. He said America was more “stranger, scarier, funnier, sadder, and more wonderful than he ever had imagined.” Wong Ming-Chung had a hard time understanding names, signals, and languages. But he did learn how to use supplies and tools that he did not know how to use before. Wong Ming-Chung is curious in many

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