Read the lines from Langston Hughes's poem "I, Too, Sing America." I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Why does the speaker use the word "brother" in the first line of the stanza?

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Sanaa Callahan

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5 June, 07:48

Read the lines from Langston Hughes's poem "I, Too, Sing America." I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Why does the speaker use the word "brother" in the first line of the stanza?

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Tessa Bolton · Answer 1

He uses the word brother to show he's the outcast of the family due to his darker skin tone, compared to what we can assume is his lighter skinned brother. This stanza shows the prevalence of racism in America and that his family thinks of his skin as an embarrassment.