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Compare And Contrast I Hear America Singing And I Too

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Do not let other people determine how you feel. Walt Whitman's poem "I hear America Singing" and Langston Hughes' poem "I, Too." both describe how people in two completely different situations can feel the same. "I Hear America Singing" is in a very cheerful and joyous situation but "I, Too" is quite the opposite, despite this, there still are some similarities between how the characters feel.

Walt Whitman's writing is very joyful and describes America as a place where everyone sings and has a good time. Everyone is working and doing their jobs, everyone is "Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs" as Whitman states. America may seem like a perfect and amazing place where everyone is so nice to you, but not everyone has this
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