Hemna Hypothesized

If Sweat took place during the stressful time that is the 2016 presidential election, Tracey and Jason would no doubt vote for Donald Trump. They’re his target audience. This play showcased that no matter how different a white person is, they will unite to ensure their dominance. That’s the focus of his election, the fear of equality and prosperity. For once marginalized groups across the US felt hope. This makes white supremacists like Tracey and Jason nervous and that everyone (black/brown people) is targeting white people now. This is demonstrated when Jason showcases opposition to acknowledging the impact Black Americans have on our nation stating “Actually, it shouldn’t be called Black History Month, it should be called “Make White People Feel Guilty Month” (31). Trump weaponized the fear of inclusivity and whites no longer being in the spotlight they held to lure them to support his presidency. Part of his campaign was to remind white people of the “good old days” (deathly times ...

Langston Hughes was a Black American poet and activist prominent in the Harlem Renaissance Era. He was a rebellious person which is shown in the writing of his poems and the themes that arise from them. In the poem Dreams , Hughes stresses the importance of staying hopeful and imaginative through the utilization of repetition and imagery which he does to showcase the hollowness of living without imagination once dreams are let go of. There are two stanzas that both demonstrate life if it had no sense of hope. In stanza 1, Hughes starts off asserting his point not to lose the imaginative spirit present in every human no matter the hardships one faces. In line 2 Hughes creates a gloomy mood by mentioning the death of imagination. He amplifies this in lines 3 and 4 by making a comparison between life and a bird, in which he personifies life to say both are broken and won’t go anywhere when there’s a lack of direction. By using diction that holds “depressing” connotations, the poet is ab...