Langston Hughes Poem Analysis

Langston Hughes was born in Joplin Missouri but most of his childhood Hughes lived with his grandmother. According to Black voices he was best known of modern Negro American writers .Also was the only Negro poet who lived entirely on the professional earning of his literary activities in a diverse literary career. He was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist .He received his first prize in 1925 from opportunity magazine and went on to become a major figure of Harlem renaissance. He confronted racial stereotypes, and expanded African American image itself.
African American Fragment
This poem bring about the problem of these African American being taken from their mother land .why did they have to be taken out of their territory just to be treated unequal? The only history they have to remember was the songs. But then they were forced to speak English so the songs weren’t the same .They were forced to speak a language they didn’t know well. So I felt that kind of made these people look stupid because they didn’t know much about the English language. As I was reading I could feel the hurt of someone being taking from their home and being placed into a place they didn’t belong. These African Americans sure didn’t belong there they were mistreated they were treated as non-humans and the people were …show more content…
The poet realized he was black and his dream would never be fulfilled of equality .The quote “Rose until it was towards the sky” meaning the wall was a barrier between his dream and it got so high that his dream was never able to be fulfilled. The quotes “I lie down in the shadow “sounds like his he was hopeless from his dream. He fought his dream was taken away temporary all because a wall built by others but