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Ali Wright (12/8/2011 12:33:00 PM)
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When I originally read this poem I also focused on the racial message. However, after studying the poem more carefully I concluded that 'race' was not the subject, rather it was the container stored the lesson.
To me, the person in the poem was apologizing to his dead parents for blaming them for his life that was bitter because he wasn't accepted by blacks or whites.
As he grew in understanding he realized that only 'he' was responsible for his success or lack thereof in this life.
So the message to me is to fight the urge to 'blame' someone else for your problems and take complete ownership of your life.
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Hans VR (6/1/2010 10:35:00 AM)
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This man lives on in his poetry.
Very nicely written.
Let us do away with any form of racism and discrimination
Poetry is a great way to teach wisdom.
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Sarita Brown (10/27/2009 7:00:00 PM)
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Reading Langston Hughes now, in an age where a mixed race man has become president of the United States and where something he was so sure would never happen, has happened gives these poems a new and bittersweet resonance.
i love Langston's honesty and vivid
use of language.
i hope he can see how far the world has come.
blessings.
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Sharpella Sanders (5/4/2009 8:08:00 AM)
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i really love this poem because i am multiracial. race itself doesn't matter to me because i am so many different things like black, white, Indian, and Spanish. sometimes when you're multiracial you kind of feel like you don't really have a place since you don't fall into one single category.In that case i think we have to make up our own place in the world and teach others that no matter what racism isn't right nor is it fair. being mixed with so many things makes me happy because it gives me a chance to explore my roots, where i really come from.
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Butter Scotch (5/10/2008 10:49:00 AM)
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This poem gave me a feeling that what ever race you are you should be happy with it because it your race ur culture your everything also I learned that never disrespect your parents, you will then turn over and see this future where you feel sorry for them because something happened to you the same way. So again I will thank langston hughes for these nice poems he wrote for me and I hope to get reading he most famous poems!
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Little Poet (4/23/2008 2:02:00 PM)
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this is a great poem about the differences that you shouldn't no matter what color your skin is if i were a teacher i would use this as a poetic way to teach how bad racism can be.
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Carey Byrd (8/29/2007 8:55:00 AM)
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Could it be he was not talking about his heritage because if my memory serves me well, both of Hughes parents were African Americans. Unlike his father Hughes loved 'my people.'
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Pat Royce (3/21/2007 10:29:00 AM)
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This is a great little poem I give it 10/10.
It feels as though it just came straight out of the “pen”.
It’s as clear as a new mirror, concise, and deceptively deep.
Remember this though, “Life is what we think it is. We are what we think'.
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Kenisha Harden (1/30/2007 8:23:00 PM)
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I'd have to say that life for many people in the US is still shaped by race. Definitely not as bad as it was back then but many people are still struggling becasue of their race. This is a wonderful poem.
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Kelsey Wills (1/19/2007 1:53:00 PM)
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It's so sad how much your life was shaped by your race back then. =/
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