1. Kyle McDevitt, Kyle Nakamura, Mike Huwyler
Langston Hughes Blues
Kyle McDevitt, Kyle Nakamura, Mike Huwyler

2. Biography Born in Joplin, Missouri on February 1, 1902.
He belonged to an abolitionist family
Lived in Harlem, New York
He loved Jazz
He had to move a lot because his mother never found steady work
Traveled the world
Believed in equality
Father neglected him

3. How his life affected his poetry
Was an African
American
Belonged to an
abolitionist family
Lived in Harlem
Born in the South

4. Themes and Motifs Oppression Injustice Blacks and Whites Prejudice
Overcoming
Surviving
Harlem Renaissance
Rebellion

5. Literary Devices
Rhythm
Repetition
Symbolism
Metaphors
Imagery

6. Literary Criticism (Past)
Portrayed unsophisticated lower-class life of African Americans
Negative Racial Stereotypes
Does not portray African Americans in a positive way

7. Literary Criticism (Present)
Spokesperson for the African American People
Rhythmic
Simple
Wrote for the (his) people

8. We Think Wrote for people to understand
Portrayed African Americans as he knew them
Wrote in a a simplistic manner

9. Portrayed African Americans in a negative way
We Don’t Think
Portrayed African Americans in a negative way
He used racial stereotypes in a way that portrays African American’s as low-class

10. Langston Hughes Affect on the World
Langston Hughes was one of the most influential writers of his time
He is one of if not the most widely known African American Authors to date
His writing influence writers today