“Freedom’s Plow” The United States of America has always been a place where one can prosper from hard work. People from all over the world flood to America at their chance of achieving the American Dream. In America, due to its freedoms, if one works hard, there are endless possibilities one can achieve. America is a very diverse country, and has been that way since the day it was founded. However that diversity brings much hatred and racism with it. Hate crimes and prejudices has caused a problem in America since the beginning. There has always been a person who was looked down on, or not given the same opportunities as others. Langston Hughes’ “Freedom Plow”, shines light on the liberated individual fighting for agency by holding onto the metaphorical plow.
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When someone comes into the world, they have nothing. In “Freedom’s Plow” it is a new beginning with an empty slate, “When a man starts out with nothing, when a man starts out with his hands, empty but clean” (Langston Hughes). As a person grows, their heart and soul is forged into who they will be. They see their potential and develop their dreams. “The eyes see there materials for building, See the difficulties, too, and the obstacles. The mind seeks a way to overcome these obstacles. The hand seeks tools to cut the wood, To till the soil, and harness the power of the waters” (Langston Hughes). Every man is born into this world the same way, and we all begin with nothing. No matter your race, color, or gender, everybody starts out with the empty slate, and the dream of doing something
When someone comes into the world, they have nothing. In “Freedom’s Plow” it is a new beginning with an empty slate, “When a man starts out with nothing, when a man starts out with his hands, empty but clean” (Langston Hughes). As a person grows, their heart and soul is forged into who they will be. They see their potential and develop their dreams. “The eyes see there materials for building, See the difficulties, too, and the obstacles. The mind seeks a way to overcome these obstacles. The hand seeks tools to cut the wood, To till the soil, and harness the power of the waters” (Langston Hughes). Every man is born into this world the same way, and we all begin with nothing. No matter your race, color, or gender, everybody starts out with the empty slate, and the dream of doing something