Langston Hughess poem Theme for English B :: English Literature

Langston Hughes's poem Theme for English B is a complicated piece, which is able to stimulate the mind of any person that gives it a chance. Langston Hughes's poem Theme for English B is a complicated piece, which is able to stimulate the mind of any person that gives it a chance. This poem touches on the ever present topics of racism, commonality and differences, with insights on how people are so frequent to prejudge others without even knowing their name. Racism is still present today, even most who would not consider themselves raciest have used some sort of raciest remark or gesture. Racism does not only affect a person with more or less melanin, but also those of a different creed or religion. Many people use everyday slang which contains some sort of derogatory meaning. With the ongoing effort of individuals as well as organizations most hope that our home, our planet, will progress into the all accepting society that is has the potential to become. This poem has made me contemplate all that our country is, and the right to a fair and equal life that we all deserve. With the giant steps we have taken over the past century, I know that we are on the right track. People must realize that we are all the same, except for the melanin concentration in our skin. In fact it has been recently proven through DNA science that a person of African decent in America is more closely related to a Caucasian in America then another African-American. I found this to be amazing and proof of just how close we all our. I am as well as everyone that I know, are guilty of making prejudgments on people without even knowing a thing about them. Whether it is the clothes one wears or the parlance they use, all of use have thought a certain way about a person just from that first impression. This is not a just an American characteristic, in fact in England one could be thought of as smarter and even better looking if