Whitman Vs. Hughes

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We can compare and contrast everyone of these authors but everyone has their own perspective of america. The simrity between whitman and hughes is that they’re different and the difference between them is people. “The wood-cutter's song, the plough on his way in the morning...( Whitman, 11,12)”. “ I am the darker brother( Hughes, 2)”. The similarity between whitman and hughes is everybody from ifferent races are sparated but vam come together in one voice. Both of these authors come together because diference race is the same thing as “ wood-cutters”, these go togther beause might have a “ darker brother”. Now a difference between them. “ Singing with open mouths their strong melodious sound( Whitman, 18)”. “ They'll see how beautiful i am(

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