THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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soon the speaker will gain true inequality, exclusion, and brotherhood.
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soon the speaker will gain true equality, recognition, and brotherhood.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the poem’s second stanza, the speaker notes that he is forced to “eat in the kitchen / when company comes.” This is an extended metaphor for segregation. It describes the way that white people treat black people and black contributions to American culture.
Detailed explanation-2: -“I, Too” consists of one extended metaphor. The metaphor centers around the domestic image of a dinner table: The people who eat at it and those who are excluded. The only indication Hughes gives that this poem is about race is when he identifies himself as the “darker brother” (Line 2).
Detailed explanation-3: -He refers to himself as “the darker brother, ” and even though he is not allowed to be seen as an equal among men in his country-he is continually hidden away by the white majority– he is still an important and integral part of America.
Detailed explanation-4: -How is the detail of the speaker being asked to eat in the kitchen important to the theme? It emphasizes the unfair treatment the speaker receives.