This poem deals with a lot of the same themes as the short story I read. They both have the American dream, but this one deals this race and "Winter Dreams" deals more with class. They also both have the disillusionment and imagery also. I don't think this really relates to me because I have never been a black man that is discriminated against.
This is similar to the Journey of the Magi because of the magi who believe that they are above everyone less is just the same as every other man compared to the Lord. Langston is America and is just as important as everyone else and this is similar to the humbling experience that the magi encounter.
This is similar to The Snows of Kilimanjaro by way of optimism. The woman in it is always optimistic just like Hughes. It struck me that he was so optimistic.
Since both of our poems were by Langston Hughes, they obviously share many characteristics. The Harlem Renaissance was a major portion of Modernism writing, and it was prevalent through out our poems. I found the introduction by Hughes to be very interesting. He mentioned "the American Dream" and it is amazing how the basic principles of the "American Dream" have not changed since colonial times.
The difference that I discovered was the optimism in your poem compared to the total despair in my short story. The thing that stood out to me was the the determination of Langston Hughes, and his courage to stand up for his rights no matter how often people tried to put him down.
The poem I read did not have any optimism or pessimism in it either way, which was different from this poem. Another difference was that the poem I read, though from a Harlem Renaissance author, did not really have anything to do with race, which goes to show that the Harlem Renaissance was more than just an embracing of African American culture.
The thing that stuck out to me was how Langston Hughes was the first African American writer to earn money off of his writings. This is big because it was so hard for African Americans back then. Our stories are different because Hughes like you said, said to stand up to the white people while my poem was about a girl who would look at her past and remember being called a name and being depressed about it.
This poem deals with a lot of the same themes as the short story I read. They both have the American dream, but this one deals this race and "Winter Dreams" deals more with class. They also both have the disillusionment and imagery also. I don't think this really relates to me because I have never been a black man that is discriminated against.
ReplyDeleteThis is similar to the Journey of the Magi because of the magi who believe that they are above everyone less is just the same as every other man compared to the Lord. Langston is America and is just as important as everyone else and this is similar to the humbling experience that the magi encounter.
ReplyDeleteThis is similar to The Snows of Kilimanjaro by way of optimism. The woman in it is always optimistic just like Hughes. It struck me that he was so optimistic.
ReplyDeleteSince both of our poems were by Langston Hughes, they obviously share many characteristics. The Harlem Renaissance was a major portion of Modernism writing, and it was prevalent through out our poems. I found the introduction by Hughes to be very interesting. He mentioned "the American Dream" and it is amazing how the basic principles of the "American Dream" have not changed since colonial times.
ReplyDeleteThe difference that I discovered was the optimism in your poem compared to the total despair in my short story. The thing that stood out to me was the the determination of Langston Hughes, and his courage to stand up for his rights no matter how often people tried to put him down.
ReplyDeleteThe poem I read did not have any optimism or pessimism in it either way, which was different from this poem. Another difference was that the poem I read, though from a Harlem Renaissance author, did not really have anything to do with race, which goes to show that the Harlem Renaissance was more than just an embracing of African American culture.
ReplyDeleteI like how your references to the African American plight and you voice overs of whats his face.
ReplyDeleteThe thing that stuck out to me was how Langston Hughes was the first African American writer to earn money off of his writings. This is big because it was so hard for African Americans back then. Our stories are different because Hughes like you said, said to stand up to the white people while my poem was about a girl who would look at her past and remember being called a name and being depressed about it.
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