I, Too, Sing America & Incident
In the poem “I, Too, Sing America” is about the speaker believing that one day he will he get freedom. He explains that even though they deny him now, he’s in the background getting bigger and stronger. The speaker expresses how just because he’s black and looks different than others, he can sing America just like the others can. The poem “Incident” is about an African American man who is looking back on his life when he was living in Baltimore. He then refers to a time when he was eight years and being called a “Nigger” for what I’m assuming his first time being called that.
These poems both deal with racism. They also demonstrate how America has a long way to go in order for it to be racially equal. In both poems, the speakers are referring to two little black boys …show more content…
People of every race deal with racism in today’s world. Racism will never go away because you have some people who still have that mentality of the people during the racism period. America since then has gotten better due to the racism back then. Segregation has ended since that time and now black and whites can eat in the same restaurants and use the same bathrooms. Even though the African Americans dealt with all of the racial inequalities during their time, we as blacks today are grateful for their hard work and dedication.
Hughes, Langston. "I, Too." Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, 03 Jan. 2017. Web. 24 Feb. 2017.
Hughes, Langston, Asked Bysanjeev T #612950Answered ByAslanon 2/17/2017 3:48 AM, Sanjeev T. #612950, Asked ByItati S #613299Answered ByAslanon 2/17/2017 3:03 AM, Itati S. #613299, and Asked ByItati S #613299Answered ByAslanon 2/17/2017 2:23 AM. "Langston Hughes: Poems “I, Too” Summary and Analysis." GradeSaver: Getting You the Grade. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2017.
Shmoop Editorial Team. "Incident." Shmoop. Shmoop University, 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 24 Feb.
In the poem “I, Too, Sing America” is about the speaker believing that one day he will he get freedom. He explains that even though they deny him now, he’s in the background getting bigger and stronger. The speaker expresses how just because he’s black and looks different than others, he can sing America just like the others can. The poem “Incident” is about an African American man who is looking back on his life when he was living in Baltimore. He then refers to a time when he was eight years and being called a “Nigger” for what I’m assuming his first time being called that.
These poems both deal with racism. They also demonstrate how America has a long way to go in order for it to be racially equal. In both poems, the speakers are referring to two little black boys …show more content…
People of every race deal with racism in today’s world. Racism will never go away because you have some people who still have that mentality of the people during the racism period. America since then has gotten better due to the racism back then. Segregation has ended since that time and now black and whites can eat in the same restaurants and use the same bathrooms. Even though the African Americans dealt with all of the racial inequalities during their time, we as blacks today are grateful for their hard work and dedication.
Hughes, Langston. "I, Too." Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, 03 Jan. 2017. Web. 24 Feb. 2017.
Hughes, Langston, Asked Bysanjeev T #612950Answered ByAslanon 2/17/2017 3:48 AM, Sanjeev T. #612950, Asked ByItati S #613299Answered ByAslanon 2/17/2017 3:03 AM, Itati S. #613299, and Asked ByItati S #613299Answered ByAslanon 2/17/2017 2:23 AM. "Langston Hughes: Poems “I, Too” Summary and Analysis." GradeSaver: Getting You the Grade. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2017.
Shmoop Editorial Team. "Incident." Shmoop. Shmoop University, 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 24 Feb.