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Analysis of Langston Hughes'"The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "I, Too," and Literature from the Harlem Renaissance often conjures themes of the celebration of the beauty, both physical and spiritual, of African Americans. In these works of literature, readers are sho ....

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.... on until that time finally arrives. All things that have been experienced, all hard rains of troubled times, have added to his river, his soul, and helped make him who he is. Without these times, both the good and the bad, he would not possess the beauty of who he is, knowing the limits and possibilities of his body and soul. In "I, Too," Hughes portrays utmost assurance and serenity. He accepts the ways of today, but has faith in a change for tomorrow. He does not offer much complaint; he goes his own way abidingly, but knows that this is only temporary. He knows, without question, that there will be a time when everyone is looked upon as equal ....