Reading Response : Poem

      The speaker in the poem I Too by Langston Hughes. Express his emotions in the poem in a complicated way. He wouldn't just write his emotions out on a piece of paper. Then make it onto a poem, it was kind of mysterious. The speaker in the poem, I Too has probably experienced racism. He was probably left out cause of it. In the end of the poem he has hope and confidence. That he will be treated the same as everyone else.

      The speaker in the poem shows racism but, the author doesn't make it obvious for the reader to notice quickly. The speaker seems like he is African American. From my perspective, the speaker has experienced racism. " I am the darker brother." (1) and " They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes over."(3-4) These two quotes from the poem hints that this poem is about racism. In the beginning of the poem he wasn't sure how to react , when he got sent to eat in the kitchen when company was over. At the end of the poem, he showed hope and confidence " Tomorrow I'll be at the table when company comes over. Nobody'll dare say to me in the kitchen then." This shows that he didn't like the way he as being treated. He was sticking  up for what's right. He finally had the courage to stand up for himself.

      This poem made me feel awful because, they made him eat in the kitchen when company came over. In my opinion I think that's very rude and disrespectful. I would feel irate and upset. At the same time it made me feel glad and releaved. At the end of the poem he had so much hope and confidence. He didn't let them take over and treat him like he's nobody. He took over and stood up for himself. 

         To sum it all up, the speaker was inspirational to me. The speaker was very descriptive of how he was probably treated. Just because of his skin color. At least he was confident and did what was right. I think that this can be an example to kids. Who are also experiencing racism. That they should stick up for themselves