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Comment 10 of 60, added on April 22nd, 2005 at 4:53 PM.
Langhston is Gangsta
Sergio from United States
Comment 9 of 60, added on April 22nd, 2005 at 4:53 PM.
I think that Langhston Hughes is a very good writer. He is not ashamed to
say that his black skin is beutiful!!!
Sergio from United States
Comment 8 of 60, added on April 22nd, 2005 at 9:55 AM.
i feel it is a poem that tells the sufferings,humilation and hardship that
the black skinned experienced
elvis ogie from Nigeria
Comment 7 of 60, added on March 29th, 2005 at 12:49 AM.
This is one of the greatest poems i have studied so far.It gives reference
to the Blacks living in America.I Too sing America and other poems by
Langston Hughes gave me much understanding about how the blacks were
treated in America.
kganetso khunou from Botswana
Comment 6 of 60, added on March 21st, 2005 at 8:11 AM.
I think this poem is very good...it gives the reader an insight into the
savage aspect of the American Dream, where equality, etc. is supposed to be
on eof the main beliefs. However, the white family (I presume) send their
black slave to the kitchen as they believe that Afro-American(?) is not
pure American. This goes against their claims therefore and also against
the religion of Christianity, which many Americans follow. Also, "They'll
see how beautiful I am and be ashamed" suggests to me that yes, the family
will be ashamed as deep down they know it is contradictory to act in this
way...however, it also suggests to me that the poet is perhaps also
American as far as personality is concerned as he too in concerned with
skin-deep beauty: something Westerners are renowned for.
Overall, a great poem.
Katie from United Kingdom
Comment 5 of 60, added on March 8th, 2005 at 7:45 AM.
this is a great poem
Josh Bunt from United States
Comment 4 of 60, added on February 10th, 2005 at 8:55 AM.
i like this poem very much because even back then when people wrote in
confusing ways, i can completley understand and enjoy this particular poem
written by Langston hughes. He is an excellent writer.
Brittany from United States
Comment 3 of 60, added on January 14th, 2005 at 7:17 PM.
well i am only 14 but i believe that this poem is beautiful.One of my
favorite parts is when Hughes says "Besides, they'll see how beautiful i am
and be ashamed".he is one of my all time favorite writers and i for one
think all his work is good!
rachel from United States
Comment 2 of 60, added on December 15th, 2004 at 2:40 PM.
It is important to note that Hughes' pronouns are not collective as many
people have assumed. "I am the darker brother" may be an allegorical
reference to blacks in America but it is not "We are the darker brothers"
and so it deserves a second look.
The circumstances that surround the poem play on individual
circumstances, which is important because it doesn't feed into racist
taxonomy. While many racists attempted to divide up racial group (eg
black, white) they strove to use language that would reflect this. Hughes,
by using individualized pronouns such as "I" rejects this notion.
Furthermore, he uses rhetorical tricks by combining how people will
eventually see him with "beautiful". Beautiful, here, isn't open to
conjecture, but rather is an insight that can only be seen in the future
when one is less ignorant. During the Harlem Rennaissance, and before that
even, it was common for white "anthropologists" (if one can get passed the
bias in their work) to label other racial groups as ugly. Then, even if
someone were to defend oneself they would have to say "I am not ugly" which
automatically implies a good percentage of people think you are. Let me
illuminate this with a modern day example, if you constantly say, "I DO NOT
have big ears" then people are going to be comparing your ears to other
people's a lot. Langston Hughes says "I AM beautiful" drawing the relation
between beautiful and himself. Anyone who denies it has simply not come to
see the truth, yet (they won't see it until some distant "tomorrow"
according to Hughes) which implies their ignorance. Therefore his diction
likens racist writers with ignorance and him with beauty. By sticking to
individualized pronouns he casts down racist taxonomists and makes people
consider him on an individual rather than stereotypical level.
Luke
Comment 1 of 60, added on November 30th, 2004 at 9:03 AM.
i thought this poem was funny and good. it made me laugh. it has a rhyme
scheme. guess what poem im talking about?
john from Azerbaijan
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Langhston is Gangsta
Sergio from United States