Poem Analysis: Langston Hughes Harlem Renaissance
Assignment Week 4
Langston Hughes was first recognized as an important literary icon during the early1920s. This was a time known as the "Harlem Renaissance". The reason it was called this is because of the number of developing black writers. During this time there were certain ways that many people looked at each other. Despite his creative productivity in other genres, Hughes was known mainly as a poet. He requested to seize in his poetry through emotions and spirit of African Americans during his era. He was destined to change the everyday lives of people in his class. He dealt with such debatable topics that occurred during this time. Some of these were racism, hanging of people in the city streets, and teens getting pregnant at a young age. The inconsistency of being both black and American at the same time was a challenge for Hughes.
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Hughes suggests that an resourceful source in literature is the cultural element. This cultural element was effective because it was not private; in its place, it associated the human condition of shared experiences. Hughes poem was also successful because it surpassed the situation of just America, but gave a perception of a global perspective.
Hughes' stories demonstrate numerous issues that African Americans encountered during the depression era. As Hughes displayed his work he didn’t comprehend what transformations he was making in numerous peoples lives. He didn’t know how his writings made a drastic change in the community. Langston had a certain way of connecting with his people by communicating with the black community and putting down everyday life for them. He helped form a new kind of poetry with a different type rhythm style. Creating emotions with just a collection of words and bringing back past reactions or new emotions to the
Langston Hughes was first recognized as an important literary icon during the early1920s. This was a time known as the "Harlem Renaissance". The reason it was called this is because of the number of developing black writers. During this time there were certain ways that many people looked at each other. Despite his creative productivity in other genres, Hughes was known mainly as a poet. He requested to seize in his poetry through emotions and spirit of African Americans during his era. He was destined to change the everyday lives of people in his class. He dealt with such debatable topics that occurred during this time. Some of these were racism, hanging of people in the city streets, and teens getting pregnant at a young age. The inconsistency of being both black and American at the same time was a challenge for Hughes.
The most distinguishing styles emerged from city nightclubs …show more content…
Hughes suggests that an resourceful source in literature is the cultural element. This cultural element was effective because it was not private; in its place, it associated the human condition of shared experiences. Hughes poem was also successful because it surpassed the situation of just America, but gave a perception of a global perspective.
Hughes' stories demonstrate numerous issues that African Americans encountered during the depression era. As Hughes displayed his work he didn’t comprehend what transformations he was making in numerous peoples lives. He didn’t know how his writings made a drastic change in the community. Langston had a certain way of connecting with his people by communicating with the black community and putting down everyday life for them. He helped form a new kind of poetry with a different type rhythm style. Creating emotions with just a collection of words and bringing back past reactions or new emotions to the