Handy 1
Christel Handy
Salyers
RH 102
31 Oct 2016
Analysis of a Theme for English B
A Theme for English B was an assignment given to an African-American by a white
instructor who asked that Hughes write about his true self. This assignment seemed to be both
unusual and a bit confusing given time of racial divide and tension among white Americans and
African-Americans. To write about his true self would mean to talk about what was important to
him. It would be to providing information about the community in which he live, the
