In the poem “Let America be America again” by Langston Hughes, he illustrates his view about America in one descriptive poem. Langston has various thoughts about America. He informs the readers about where is his freedom, also demands that he wants America to be America again. America – the land where you're promised freedom, land and opportunities so one can fulfill his dreams. In the poem, Langston says “Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed,” (6) and “America was never America to me. (5) The difference between these two important meanings is that some people believe in America and work hard to make America the dream it's supposed to be claim as, yet people like Hughes didn't receive the same opportunities, and went through harder struggles, which is why there’s hatred for America. What the dreamers dreamed was hope and opportunity – for example , “I am the young man, full of strength, and hope. (60) Tons of hard-workers filled with massive hope come dreaming to America, where “opportunity is real, and life is free.” (13) The speaker claims “Except the dream that's almost dead today,” (24) so the dream might be dead for Hughes, but those who
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Because he says “ make America again,” (85) but what is America to him? Like he says America used to be the land of slavery and when men would work for others, but not in a good way. America is the land of the free but Hughes goes all frantic and explains this misery of this country. He says “I am the negro servant to you all,” (32) which is slavery of what hes talking about. Now that’s misery in America. That's no dreams that dreamers dreamed. Hughes says “ the worker sold to the machine.” (31) This questions was he a slave or just an ordinary worker? The machine can mean Hughes was bought to work on this machine, which means his life is being slaved to the machine. Coming to this land and being a slave ain't the American
Because he says “ make America again,” (85) but what is America to him? Like he says America used to be the land of slavery and when men would work for others, but not in a good way. America is the land of the free but Hughes goes all frantic and explains this misery of this country. He says “I am the negro servant to you all,” (32) which is slavery of what hes talking about. Now that’s misery in America. That's no dreams that dreamers dreamed. Hughes says “ the worker sold to the machine.” (31) This questions was he a slave or just an ordinary worker? The machine can mean Hughes was bought to work on this machine, which means his life is being slaved to the machine. Coming to this land and being a slave ain't the American