Theme for English B

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Theme for English B

Introduction

Theme for English B is a poem written by Langston Hughes about a lone African-American college student tasked to write a one page about anything , as long as it is from the student . Racism is the theme of this poem , about how a 22 year old college student sees the racism happening around him . Hughes is known for his black-pride ' works and it is evident in this work as well in his other poems like The Negro

Speaks of Rivers where Hughes talks about how the Negro people have been around much longer than any other race , My People which is about the beauty of the Negro , and Let America be America Again in which Hughes talks about equality , or the lack of it for not just Blacks but also for the inferior races (non-white . This would be an analysis of the poem , focusing on the issue of racism

The Plight of the African-Americans

Although the poem may appear as a mere anecdote of a 22 year old male African-American , the things that the speaker says in the one page required of him by his English B instructor speaks volumes . The describes how difficult it is for African-Americans to define who they are or what is true ' as referred to by the instructor

The first reaction that the speaker had upon hearing the instructions for the is wonder . He reflects whether the seemingly simple...