This essay will introduce us to Langston Hughes's I Too of America through a historical and patriotic lens, looking at the patriotism exhibited in a black man who will speak for the entire black community.Say no to plagiarismGet a custom essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”?Get the original essayLangston Hughes was a great poet during the Harlem Renaissance and. his poem “I, too, sing.” America reflects on the struggles that the black community faced during this time. It tells the reader a story about social injustice and racial inequality. how he is treated in the white man's house. Hard to see, but the way Langston wrote this poem turns out to be quite patriotic. Patriotism can be a very complex subject. It can be expressed by defending one's country or even. by criticizing him. if not, you like it, you want the best for it. But sometimes what's best doesn't always happen at that moment. But patriotism, quite simply, is love of one's country. But how can you truly love your country? Hughes' poem was published in 1945, approximately ten years before the start of the civil rights movement. Prejudice and racism flourished in this era. Black people had no rights as a man, unlike the white man. Hughes showed this in this poem and also that he envisioned a day when blacks and whites would be one and could "eat together at the same table", which would allow blacks to be considered Americans equal, like anyone else. other. Hughes criticizes the government in order to try to improve it and be the best America can be. Being black during the civil rights era, you certainly weren't treated like an American citizen. African Americans were assumed to be a fundamentally invisible workforce. They were not considered human beings. They had practically no rights, no justice. With the imagery of this poem, Hughes envisioned a greater America, a country focused on freedom, rights, and greater opportunity. The poem begins by saying that “I, too, sing of America” (1). That he is the “darker brother” (2), and that he must “eat in the kitchen when company arrives” (3-4). But then the speaker says, “Tomorrow I will be at the table when the company comes” (8-10). The speaker then says that finally everyone will see “how beautiful I am” (16). Then, in the conclusion, he says again that “he is also America” (18). We can therefore say that this man also sings of freedom. He wants what America can offer him. We can say that this “darkest brother” is indeed a black man. However, Langston Hughes did not use "one of the black brothers"; he said “I am the darker brother” (2). This would mean that he is not only addressing himself, but also the entire black community. This man was sent to the kitchen to eat in the presence of company, this would indicate to the reader that this may be a black slave in a white house. Perhaps the author wasn't talking about the kitchen itself, but perhaps their bedrooms. During the years of slavery, whenever company arrived, the slaves were sent away, so they were out of sight. So the black man envisions a better tomorrow where he would no longer be sent to the kitchen, where no one "would dare say to me 'eat in the kitchen'" (11-14). He sees that one day everyone will see how handsome he is and that just because he is darker, he is the same as everyone else. Everyone will be “ashamed” (17) of how they treated this man because he is America. (18). He »..