A Literary Analysis Of 'Theme For English B' By Langston Hughes

"Theme for English B" - Literary Analysis I once wrote a paper that came out of me, and once I wrote it I felt relieved. Many may say that when Langston Hughes made this poem he made the speaker seem like the writing affected the skin color. I feel the writing of the speaker doesn't affect the color of his skin. The speaker skin color doesn't affect the writing because the speaker feels that even though the he is black doesn't mean the writer doesn't like what other races like. Also the speaker skin doesn't affect his writing because even though the speaker is colored he feel as though the instructor and he are a part of each other. "Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love" (line 21). The first reason the color of the speaker skin doesn't affect his writing because he basically saying even though he is black he still likes and does the same things as other races. For example "I like to work, read, learn, and understand life"(line 22). In this quote, he is
Being me, it will not be white. But it will be a part of you, instructor" (line 27-30) Another reason the speakers color of his skin doesn't affect his writing is because he feel as though even though he is black he is still a part of his instructor which is white and that they are a part of each other. For example “You are white-- yet a part of me, as I am part of you. That's American" (line 31-33). This quote is saying we might be different races, but we are together both are American, and because that they both are American then it wouldn't matter if the paper is colored or not. Last is that "As I learn from you, I guess you learn you learn from me-- although you're older-- and somewhat more free."(Line 37-40)Last the speaker explains that the color of the skin doesn't matter because they both can learn something for each. Even though the instructor is white & much free the instructor can learn from a black person who is not as much