Read the excerpt from “I Dream a World” by Langston Hughes. A world I dream where black or white, Whatever race you be, Will sha
re the bounties of the earth And every man is free, Where wretchedness will hang its head And joy, like a pearl, Attends the needs of all mankind— Of such I dream, my world! Based on the dreams that the speaker describes, it is reasonable to infer that the speaker is hopeful all people will experience the same freedoms he enjoys. will do whatever is necessary to gain equality for all. lives in a time and place where equality does not exist. has given up the idea that one day all people will be treated the same.
As the lyric voice dreams and hopes all through the poem it means this subject is fantasizing of a different world, so it is implied that the speaker <u>lives in a time and place where equality does not exist.</u> This is a common theme on Langston Hughes' poems, the need for equality for a better world. As it was written before the 1964 Civil Rights Act, there were a lot of segregation over the United States, and many black people were harmed and had struggles because of the racial issue.
