The writer opens and closes his poem with the phrases “I, too sing America,” and “I, too, am America,” to emphasize that even though the speaker may have a different skin color he still considers himself an American at heart. It’s only fair to classify the speaker as American since the speaker himself works, which contributes to help America flourish as a country. The speaker in this poem is presumably being segregated by being forced to eat separately from the white men or company. He is trying to stay strong regardless of him being a slave, and he will keep on believing that soon he will also be part of America, and for now he will still sing it. The speaker seems to be very conscious of how every man should be respected, and that every man should be entitles the …show more content…
The speaker seems to be shocked that even though he is fulfilling his role in the house, he is still being treated unequally, as he does not get to eat on the dining table with the rest of the men. The speaker refers to himself as a darker brother in the poem while explaining all of this, so it can be presumed he’s is talking for all African Americans at this time that were being treated unequally even though they all fulfill their roles of daily life. This poem could foreshadow “I sing America”, because all the men working in that poem were all considered American, even the women who weren’t considered working. So the speaker is trying to differentiate why this is happening. These first two lines seem to be opposites of each other, as all they are doing is changing the word “sing” to “am.” This is could be a way to show change because as time progresses the speaker is no longer trying to be America, but has found a way to be part of America. It could be that in the beginning of this poem, the speaker is fighting and working to keep his voice and be known as a true