Question
Read the lines from Langston Hughes’s poem "I, Too, Sing America."
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes.
In these lines, Hughes could be considered political because he
criticizes European Americans for being too wealthy.
highlights the discrimination of African Americans.
calls for a more informal way of entertaining.
encourages African Americans to protest.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes.
In these lines, Hughes could be considered political because he
criticizes European Americans for being too wealthy.
highlights the discrimination of African Americans.
calls for a more informal way of entertaining.
encourages African Americans to protest.
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In these lines, Hughes could be considered political because he **highlights the discrimination of African Americans.** The imagery of being sent to eat in the kitchen when company comes symbolizes the marginalization and segregation faced by African Americans in society.