“Let America be America Again” by Langston Hughes
“Let America be America Again,” by Langston Hughes is a poem about someone who feels that America isn’t how it was built up to be. As an observer, the narrator notices many injustices and events that have been influencing his disbelief of this land of the “free.” He is being the voice of many Americans in which he wants to have freedom and equality for everyone. Especially because there is still white power, which keeps many minorities such as the African Americans below whites on the social pyramid. Hughes background is African American therefore Hughes is speaking of personal experiences which includes slavery discrimination and anything else the white majority has against black people in …show more content…
Originally intended to be with freedom, equality and justice for all; he moves by verse addressing the struggle for equal rights and hope for the future. Throughout the poem he points out different viewpoints, where everything isn’t based on one social group. He mentioned, “ I am the poor white, the negro, the red man driven from the land, the immigrant clutching the hope.” The bearing slavery scars deal with the slavery segregation and racism in America. Red man, driven from the land is the Native Americans who got kicked out of their land by the white …show more content…
And who are you that draws your veil across the stars?” With the Veil he is using imagery illustrating the social barrier getting in the way of black people which unable them to reach full potential. Especially Blacks who are always put in disadvantage, they are always being looked upon in a negative way and may have to till this day be careful of their actions so they don’t rise up negative stereotypes.
Since usually people migrate to America for the better life they’ve always dreamt. America doesn’t have equal opportunity. According to him it actually never did. He would say something about America and respond to it with parenthesis having a different opinion or critique about what he had just said; For example (There’s never been equality for me, Nor freedom in this “ homeland of the free.”) After he had said “ But opportunity is real, and life is free, Equality is in the air we
“Let America be America Again,” by Langston Hughes is a poem about someone who feels that America isn’t how it was built up to be. As an observer, the narrator notices many injustices and events that have been influencing his disbelief of this land of the “free.” He is being the voice of many Americans in which he wants to have freedom and equality for everyone. Especially because there is still white power, which keeps many minorities such as the African Americans below whites on the social pyramid. Hughes background is African American therefore Hughes is speaking of personal experiences which includes slavery discrimination and anything else the white majority has against black people in …show more content…
Originally intended to be with freedom, equality and justice for all; he moves by verse addressing the struggle for equal rights and hope for the future. Throughout the poem he points out different viewpoints, where everything isn’t based on one social group. He mentioned, “ I am the poor white, the negro, the red man driven from the land, the immigrant clutching the hope.” The bearing slavery scars deal with the slavery segregation and racism in America. Red man, driven from the land is the Native Americans who got kicked out of their land by the white …show more content…
And who are you that draws your veil across the stars?” With the Veil he is using imagery illustrating the social barrier getting in the way of black people which unable them to reach full potential. Especially Blacks who are always put in disadvantage, they are always being looked upon in a negative way and may have to till this day be careful of their actions so they don’t rise up negative stereotypes.
Since usually people migrate to America for the better life they’ve always dreamt. America doesn’t have equal opportunity. According to him it actually never did. He would say something about America and respond to it with parenthesis having a different opinion or critique about what he had just said; For example (There’s never been equality for me, Nor freedom in this “ homeland of the free.”) After he had said “ But opportunity is real, and life is free, Equality is in the air we