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    Analyzing three different African American writers‚ I have become aware of three viewpoints in which African American artists should express themselves. Each writer made there points clear in there respectable articles. Langston Hughes expresses his views in “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain‚” W.E.B Dubois in ”Criteria Of Negro Art‚” and Richard Wright in “Blueprint for Negro Writing”. After comparing the three writers‚ one can find many similarities in each writers messages for the African

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    Langston Hughes: Historical Perspective The two poems that I chose to write about are “The Negro Mother” and “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes. Both of these poems are about a mother speaking to her children and speaking of the hard times that she has been through in the past. If we read these poems it’s very much telling us about history and the things that black people had to endure back in the days. Many people can view it as her speaking to her children or to her son directly but I see it as

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    Langston Hughes‚ poem‚ Let America Be America Again‚ captivated my attention due to my current pursuit in American history; presently I am taking US History II. The diction of this poem is simplistic‚ allowing the reader to cognitively grasp the historical importance and theme. Hughes‚ suggest to the readers that the America that is held to such high esteem is merely an idyllic dream still awaiting realization; however‚ fulfilment of the true American dream must become an actuality to all citizens

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    diverse because it comes from many different aspects. It can be derived from anything and therefore can have very different or very similar meanings. The works of Langston Hughes is very different from the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Yet despite that being true their works in the chapter somehow relate similar messages. Langston Hughes’ character is personified through his work. .You can learn so much by reading “Salvation” which gives a description about him as a child. He wants you to understand

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    Simone’ Sanders Phil 1301 Henley Historical Criticism and Langston Hughes In reviewing two of Langston Hughes’ poems‚ Ballad of the Landlord and Ruby Brown‚ the literary theory that would be most appropriate to use to develop an analysis of these poems would be Historical criticism. Historical criticism by definition studies the historical factors (social‚ cultural‚ etc.) that influenced the writer‚ as well as‚ his/her work of literature. This particular style of evaluating works of literature

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    A Comparison of Langston Hughes’ End and Cristina Rossetti’s Uphill The two poems‚ End and Uphill‚ by Langston Hughes and Cristina Rossetti respectively‚ have a common theme: death. However‚ the overall message of the poems is very different‚ as two distinct perspectives on death and its meaning unfold. Thus‚ Hughes’ poem describes death as an absolute final destination‚ as the title also indicates. The brief but effective title‚ “End”‚ suggests an ultimate state of nothingness‚ from which

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    Throughout the majority of Langston Hughes literary work there were racial tones. He mocks the illusion that America puts to the outside world that there is opportunity for all and the equality among all people. He uses his personal experiences as young black man living an America to draw inspiration too. He explains that in America the country pampers white people‚ but demonizes blacks. In many of his writings he expresses his conflict of being a person of mixed race but having a clear appearance

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    Erika Verduzco Professor Jeremiah Crotser English 1301 28 March 2014 Notion of Sight in Response to Langston Hughes’ Salvation and Annie Dillard’s Sight into Insight Sight is a notion perceived differently by different people. When it came to Hughes and Dillard it was obvious that sight was exercised in opposite ways. Hughes was more close minded while Dillard was more open minded and due to these polarities their views on sight were greatly affected. Sight is a gift that we manage to control

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    John F. Vital Prof. Hans College Comp 1 10 February 2013 Am I Blue Argument Many people in this world suffer for many different reasons. Though we aren’t the only ones who suffer in this world‚ animals do as well. Every animal in this planet are like humans in a way because they are like us in the inside. They can’t talk to you but in various ways they express themselves. Blue is similar to what happened to women who were slaves when the owner would rape the slave so she can conceive and

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    Hughes started crying at the end of the story because he lied to everyone in the church‚ saying that he had seen Jesus and he had been saved. Hughes was the last “young lamb” on the mourners’ bench‚ waiting to be saved from sin. He was told many things would happen to him and that he could hear and feel himself being saved by Jesus. When he was kneeling on the mourners’ bench‚ his mind and soul was blank‚ and he felt nothing. Hughes was not really ready to be saved. Throughout the narrative excerpt

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