I Too Sing America Tone

I, Too Sing America by Langston Hughes Analysis Essay You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.” (Surgeon) In the poem I, Too Sing America by Langston Hughes, the speaker talks about how different he looks than everyone else and how people around him feel bothered and slightly uncomfortable. He’s not allowed to sit and eat at the table, instead he has to eat in the kitchen. But he doesn’t let that affect who him not one bit. Which shows tremendous courage and character. The author wants to persuade the audience that the speaker is no different from anyone else, and that it doesn’t matter if you’re Blue, Black, White, Purple, or Orange at the end of the day were all the same and created by one, God. The theme of this poem is ‘being back is beautiful’ and the author represents that throughout this poem using word imagery, symbols, and tone.

Now for any old average teenager growing up that might bother them a little bit, or may make them feel a sense of oppression. Or make them wonder “why am I always outside of the mix?” But what the author did in this case scenario was the exact opposite. Instead the speaker still finds a reason to smile that right there builds up tremendous courage and character. The first time you read I, Too Sing America you assume that there’s a weakness somewhere in the poem. But guess what? It’s not. All of the hatred, criticism and oppression is what drives him, which makes him tougher and have thick