Interpreting Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes' haunting descriptions of the African people's struggle for freedom paints a lasting image in one's mind of the price paid for a single strand of freedom and what is meant to this oppressed ethnicity. From the dark whispers of Silhouette to the stern rising words of Democracy, Hughes releases his soul in a cry to awaken the African spirit and inspire thought in the reader. Through his selective choice of words Hughes leaves many interpretations open to the reader and allows his message to flow.
Hughes words flow compassionately in almost plea…
