The poem Let America be America Again is a plead or argument for the return to the original principles of freedom that our country has seemingly forgotten. The author sees America as broken and its people have lost sight of the ultimate goal of freedom and happiness. Examining the multiple types of oppressed Americans, the poem begs the idea that America has lost its way but can return to its former glory with the help of its people.
A memorable phrase, or portion, of the poem that stood out to me was the following questions. “The free? / Who said the free? Not me?” (Hughes 51-52). This question was raised after the poem names America as the “homeland of the free,” (Hughes 16).
After reading this poem, three main questions are raised about its author. In what time period was this work work written? Did the author suffer some kind of oppression like he described in the poem? Why does the author feel that “America was never America to me,” (Hughes 5)? It would be important to discover the answers to these questions because it would reveal more of the author’s intentions and help clarify as to what motivated him to write this poem. …show more content…
As it turns out, many people discovered that this was a falsehood and reality was in fact one of oppression. From African Americans to immigrants to the poor whites, the people of America believed this country to be a place of opportunity, but instead found it to be lacking in the qualities they believed it to
A memorable phrase, or portion, of the poem that stood out to me was the following questions. “The free? / Who said the free? Not me?” (Hughes 51-52). This question was raised after the poem names America as the “homeland of the free,” (Hughes 16).
After reading this poem, three main questions are raised about its author. In what time period was this work work written? Did the author suffer some kind of oppression like he described in the poem? Why does the author feel that “America was never America to me,” (Hughes 5)? It would be important to discover the answers to these questions because it would reveal more of the author’s intentions and help clarify as to what motivated him to write this poem. …show more content…
As it turns out, many people discovered that this was a falsehood and reality was in fact one of oppression. From African Americans to immigrants to the poor whites, the people of America believed this country to be a place of opportunity, but instead found it to be lacking in the qualities they believed it to