Langston Hughes???

Question

What are the types of writing and topics of writing that Langston Hughes did?

What are the interesting Factors which Led to Hughes' Interest in Writing

Answer 1

Langston Hughes was a part of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. He wrote mostly about being African American and the difficulties African Americans faced in life. One of my favorite Hughes' poem is "I wish the rent/Was Heaven sent." Two simple lines packed with real life emotions. As far as factors about his life, he attended Columbia University at a time when very few African Americans attended any Ivy League college.

Answer 2

Langston Hughes began writing all throughout school but it was in high school that he decided to become a writer. He was famous for his poems but he also wrote novels, non fiction, plays and children's stories.
He was a big part of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920's. This was a productive period for African American art, literature, music and culture based in Harlem NY.

Langston Hughes had a troubled relationship with his father. Here is a quote
"I had been thinking about my father and his strange dislike of his own people. I didn't understand it, because I was a *****, and I liked Negroes very much."

Perhaps this relationship influenced his works as they all dealt with racial pride. His and the works of others in the Harlem Renaissance sought to instill pride in the African Americans and to assert their equality in a time of great prejudice.

Below is a link to a Bibliography of the works of Langston Hughes. I hope this helps.

Answer 3

Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, and newspaper columnist. He is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance.

Answer 4

Well, somebody has already given you a real good answer to this, so I am going to give you a Langston Hughes poem:

Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I'se been a-climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light.
So, boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps.
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now—
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.