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Importance Of Time In Langston Hughes 'Poem I, Too'

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agree with. Time plays a crucial role in the role of the meaning of “America” and the American dream. Not all outlooks on America are positive and inspirational. Although America thought of as this land of unlimited resources, jobs, and happiness; the harsh reality is that it is a place of unequal ‘equal’ opportunities. Langston Hughes’ poem “I, Too” highlights how the oppressed can hold onto hope for a more equal future. “They’ll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed- I, too, am America (Hughes 1040),” neatly sums up the idea that change will come and when it does, all of America’s inhabitants will become seen as people and not as “the darker brother, They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes (Hughes 1039),” as to say a few lines
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