The poem, “Theme for English B,” by Langston Hughes is about an assignment given to “write a poem about yourself”. I enjoyed this poem because, although it may have a simple topic and yet it goes deeper into the idea of “What makes one an American?” He answers in the first stanza where he came from, the physical answer to the question. Stanza two says that in a way he is what is around him, a product of his environment in a way. Stanza three then goes on to explain what he likes and how he is not unlike everyone else as everyone in this country is American and America is the melting pot of the world. This all comes together as his answer: We are American, we may not mean to be or want to be at times, but we are American and that is the factor
