I Hear America Singing

Along with social status, discrimination is another differing factor that distinguishes the two poems’ point of views. In “I Hear America Singing”, the unjust treatment of other races or ethnicities, also known as discrimination, is completely glossed over and ignored. This is due to the fact that Whitman believes all Americans are treated equally.

In other words, the speaker is celebratory over each American carrying out their tasks and fulfilling their responsibilities; which allows for America to be established as a strong and productive country. In contrast, “Let America Be America Again,” has a bitter and angry tone which over time changes into hope. To explain, the speaker is upset over the lack of freedom and opportunity in the country everyone dreamed about, yet he is still hopeful that America can reach its potential. In addition, the poem includes metaphors such as, “let it be that great strong land of love” (Hughes); which evokes unity and equality. Similarly, in “I Hear America Singing,” the speaker compares the people’s work to music due to their strong work ethic. One may infer that the singing of America means that the country

In both Walt Whitman's "I hear America Singing" and Sherman Alexie's "Hymn," America is uniquely defined. In Walt Whitman's poem, he describes America as being a place packed with many citizens singing to their hearts content. Each of these people, he writes, possesses their own trade or hobby that fulfills them. By belting their own melody, they each express their own vision of "The American Dream." Whether it be the carpenter, or the mason, or the mechanic; each American citizen works hard individually to chase their own desires while simultaneously being apart of the massive group of dreamers who work together to all make America prosperous and beautiful. This is similar to how in a choir each vocal part has its own part that is great by itself, but when combined with other vocal parts magnificent since a gorgeous harmony is formed. In Whitman's idea, America is a place of dreamers who all march to the beat of their own drum to achieve anything in the realm of possibility. This collective effort helps to build America into a place that is innovative and promising.

Born ten years after the death of Walt Whitman, there was no possible way for Langston Hughes to ever meet or communication with Whitman, but that did not mean Hughes could not establish a connection to him, or at least his work. In 1925, Hughes wrote a poem titled “I, Too” was inspired by and directed in response to the poem “I Hear America Singing”, which was composed by Whitman much earlier. Whitman’s poem consisted of a variety of different American laborers who “sing” as they do their jobs. This well-known poem never specifically addresses the ethnicity of these singing laborers of the American population, but Hughes sets about to rectify that omission.

Our historical past has put an effect on all of us.immigrants,whites and blacks.being put in the back of a bus seperated from outher races and kicked out restaurants.It has put different perspectives on some people.walt witman was and white man that wrote an poem about how he saw america in his eyes “I Hear America Singing”.langston hueghs has also writen a poem about how he seen america in his eyes “Let America Be America Again”. Their poems were written with a different perspective on America.

In the poem, “I, Too,” Hughes uses tone, diction, and selection of detail to affirm that Black people feel optimistic towards - and vital to - America despite the discrimination and prejudice they face. Hughes starts off with a confident tone, declaring that he, too, sings America, reminding Whitman and White America that the rights of the country belong to Black people as well. Since Black people work just as hard as all the people mentioned in Whitman’s poem, “I Hear America Singing,” Hughes points out the lack of representation for Black workers who don’t consider themselves as outsiders, but citizens of America. The first half of the next stanza shifts into a dejected tone when the Black speaker has to eat in the “kitchen,” which could

In “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman he talks about the songs of the workers. Each person is

The title of “I Hear America Singing” is significant as it shows the carols of people working and being equal in their own work. It isn’t a coincidence that the title of “I, Too, Sing America” resembles Whitman’s “I Hear America Singing”. In fact, the title of “I, Too, Sing America” is a play on “I Hear America Singing” he is saying he too sings, he too is one of the Americans that takes pride in himself and his job. He is equal to the others. In addition, “I, Too, Sing America” is through the eyes of an African American suffering from inequality due to his race, but still takes

America is supposed to be the place where Americans are able to achieve greatness. America is supposed to be place where it does not matter origins or past experiences. America is suppose to offer everyone an equal opportunity to achieve their potential. For most American citizens, the American dream of attending college and acquiring a comfortable job is very likely and achievable. However, the truth is that the opportunity and accessibility to the American Dream is not provided equally to all culturally different Americans.

An American is a loyal, hardworking determined person. They work to benefit themselves along with benefitting the country. When even in hard times they are still pushing through because they know that being in America, they have that opportunity. They don’t stop working until they know they have made it to a successful state. Americans work hard for their success they don’t just sit and think about how they want it, they go and get it for themselves. Being an American means that you share common ideas about being successful. It’s about being loyal and motivated to let the country generate a better you.

The American Dream is to pursue happiness is a dream that inspires people of the past, present, and future to work hard and stay determined. The Dream gives people hope of a better life; it gives people an optimistic attitude toward a brighter future. "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman and "I, Too, Sing America" by Langston Hughes probe the life of the American dream. The two poets used metaphors and songs to show the cooperative efforts of Americans.

Throughout his poem, he uses imagery to express the theme. First, he writes, “The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam. ”(3) Whitman is trying to show that the carpenter is working and his job adds to the song of America.

The poems “I hear America Singing” and “I, Too” have different perspectives on the American lifestyle in the 1800s compared to the 1900s. When reading the poems it is obvious that the poem “I, Too” is replying to “I hear America Singing” because Hughes’s poem matches in accordance with Whitman’s opinion. The poems are similar while also having challenging views that contradict each other in terms of tone, position in society, and discrimination.

From this poem one can feel the compassion that Whitman has for the common American workingman. He has much respect for him and believes that he is what makes up America and what causes America to keep on moving. He portrays the workers to all be singing to emphasize that they are proud of the work that they do. Whitman and Sandburg both enjoy going through and naming each of the workers separately in order to display the vast number of people who fall into the working class. In the poem above you can see how Whitman talks about how the different workers enjoy their jobs and are happy with the talents that they have in their specialized positions. The last line of part 1 demonstrates how the workers leave their work and are able to relax and enjoy their lives at night when the work day is over. The second part of I hear American Singing is Whitman sending an invitation to all of those who are

In the poem "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman, the reader envisions a country of people working for the greater good of mankind. These people come together as part of the whole society developing industry and production. Each person has a different occupation, but each job is important to the bigger picture. The bigger picture and theme being that of a country in which everyone is working together to create a successful and harmonious civilization.