The Negro Speaks Of Rivers By Langston Hughes
Cabrera, Stefani
ENGL 1302-139
Mrs. Andermatt
October 19, 2016
Blacks vs. Whites: In part of Hughes poems, he expresses to both the African-American and White society about the problem regarding race. His poetry contains a source of dialogue in which both ethnicities can be better understood by the situation of race in America presenting both of them in the modern environment. In the poetry, Harlem, Negro, The Negro Speaks of Rivers, and Theme for English by Langston Hughes provide critiques of relations between black and whites in America. First of all, in the poem such as Harlem, there is a declaration to African-Americans about the outcome of an opposed dream. Hughes is approving the African-American history. It is practical as if Hughes is revealing African-Americans that their adventures do not have to be imputing as …show more content…
Hughes is able to illustrate the actual condition of Afro-Americans. Hughes makes the argument that what is being endured now is temporal and a small entry into a narrative of history that is encompassing. As Hughes cites “I’ve known rivers: I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and old ad the flow of human blood in human veins” (Hughes 769). Hughes uses the comparison of a river to connect African Americans to the shared background of all human beings. He explains his ancestors’ existence on the banks of the cradle of civilization Euphrates, and reminds his readers that people with black skin ruled vast kingdoms in Africa, and built the great pyramids in Egypt. The key word in this quote is “human,” as Hughes is emphasizing the equality between black and white Americans; they all come from the same place, and the same blood runs in their
ENGL 1302-139
Mrs. Andermatt
October 19, 2016
Blacks vs. Whites: In part of Hughes poems, he expresses to both the African-American and White society about the problem regarding race. His poetry contains a source of dialogue in which both ethnicities can be better understood by the situation of race in America presenting both of them in the modern environment. In the poetry, Harlem, Negro, The Negro Speaks of Rivers, and Theme for English by Langston Hughes provide critiques of relations between black and whites in America. First of all, in the poem such as Harlem, there is a declaration to African-Americans about the outcome of an opposed dream. Hughes is approving the African-American history. It is practical as if Hughes is revealing African-Americans that their adventures do not have to be imputing as …show more content…
Hughes is able to illustrate the actual condition of Afro-Americans. Hughes makes the argument that what is being endured now is temporal and a small entry into a narrative of history that is encompassing. As Hughes cites “I’ve known rivers: I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and old ad the flow of human blood in human veins” (Hughes 769). Hughes uses the comparison of a river to connect African Americans to the shared background of all human beings. He explains his ancestors’ existence on the banks of the cradle of civilization Euphrates, and reminds his readers that people with black skin ruled vast kingdoms in Africa, and built the great pyramids in Egypt. The key word in this quote is “human,” as Hughes is emphasizing the equality between black and white Americans; they all come from the same place, and the same blood runs in their