Let America Be America Again is the interesting and well-known poem written by Langston Hughes, and its basic theme is the American dream. It’s all about equality and freedom for all people. The poem talks about a path towards achieving this goal and criticizes the life in America because it’s unfair to minority groups and poor people. The author succeeded to paint a vivid and clear picture of the depressed country in the 30s because many people lost their hope in pursuing the American dream.

In this poem, the author voices a concern of how this country was intended to be, could be again, and had become what it is. How is this goal achieved? The story goes into detail about Americans who moved to the new world because they wanted to escape from kings, just like new immigrants coming because they want to get away from their lives. They include poor and minority groups. The poem talks about white and black people building their country together, but the main difference is that only white people get all the benefits. The author keeps dreaming about a place where all people will be free, no matter of their race, skin color, and so on.

I think that America means equality and freedom to him. That’s because he has never felt them, which means that he didn’t feel like an American. The author also believes that people should work together if they want to create a better place where they all can live in harmony. It will be true America only in this case. He hints readers that he has the African-American heritage. He uses the language used to describe different types of people. Langston Hughes is careful and uses neutral words, but he uses oppressive terms when he refers to the Negro, thus suggesting to the audience that he is quite sympathetic to black people.

I really like this interesting poem because it has a straightforward meaning and touches important themes. It’s impossible to have a free land when people aren’t free. America is just America as people are free, but there’s no America for black or poor people in the 30s. The author also suggests that those people who prefer to mumble in the dark are too afraid of facing the harsh reality. We need to tell the world what we think with no fears.

In this poem, the author switches from rhyming and not rhyming to achieve specific literary goals and draw readers’ attention to specific points. When the poem is rhymed, it sounds like a song. It’s also possible to read it as a short story, and everything depends on a point of view and a personal perspective. I think that the author did it to achieve specific purposes. Langston Hughes told readers an interesting story about the American dream.

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