“I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.” Theodore Roosevelt Patriotic people care and love their nations. For American people, the two of the most crucial elements in their country are freedom and liberty. They have the freedom to say what they want and express what they think. People wrote a lot of songs, poetry, and novels to either praise or denounce this country. The poems “I, Too, Sing America” and “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes share the similar theme of patriotism and have a melancholy but hopeful tone. Racial problems are the main topic shown in both poems. Patriotic people may have
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People can still see optimistic points in his writing because people believe that America can become “a strong land of love” (7). In the first poem, even though Hughes needs to eat in the kitchen when guest come, he writes “When company comes, But I laugh, / And eat well, / And grow Strong” (5-7). He is optimistic about the future and thinks that one day he will be able to sit around the table proudly when guests come. Instead of only thinking about his own group, Hughes speaks for many who are not included in American society. In the second poem, Hughes writes, “I am the poor white, fooled and pushed apart, / I am the Negro bearing slavery’s scares.” (19-20). He speaks for people who are left behind like the poor whites, the immigrants, the blacks, and the American Indians. Hughes knows that people come to this country with dreams that hope to come true. And he is a part of them who also has dreams. Hughes wants to fight for the millions of people who do not have freedom and have struggled at the bottom of the society in America. He is optimistic about this because “America never was America to me, / And yet I swear this oath— / America will be” (77-79). In both of the poem, he is confident that America will eventually become a country that give equal opportunities to everyone in this country. There will be no discrimination and inequality in this place. Both poems show his strong confidence and optimistic
People can still see optimistic points in his writing because people believe that America can become “a strong land of love” (7). In the first poem, even though Hughes needs to eat in the kitchen when guest come, he writes “When company comes, But I laugh, / And eat well, / And grow Strong” (5-7). He is optimistic about the future and thinks that one day he will be able to sit around the table proudly when guests come. Instead of only thinking about his own group, Hughes speaks for many who are not included in American society. In the second poem, Hughes writes, “I am the poor white, fooled and pushed apart, / I am the Negro bearing slavery’s scares.” (19-20). He speaks for people who are left behind like the poor whites, the immigrants, the blacks, and the American Indians. Hughes knows that people come to this country with dreams that hope to come true. And he is a part of them who also has dreams. Hughes wants to fight for the millions of people who do not have freedom and have struggled at the bottom of the society in America. He is optimistic about this because “America never was America to me, / And yet I swear this oath— / America will be” (77-79). In both of the poem, he is confident that America will eventually become a country that give equal opportunities to everyone in this country. There will be no discrimination and inequality in this place. Both poems show his strong confidence and optimistic