Langston Hughes “Two Somewhat
different Epigrams” was confusing and conflicting. From this one epigram Hughes
sounds like he himself is confused about God. Although there were many
questions that rose while reading this, three stood out the most. First, “Why
does Hughes seem to be praising God in the first part and then sort of
disowning God in the next part?” The second and third question was, “Why does
Hughes seem mad at God in the second part and does Hughes believe in God
himself?”
The first question, “Why does
Hughes seem to be praising God in the first part and then sort of disowning God
in the next part?” The first part in “Two Somewhat different Epigrams”, Hughes
wants God to show him the light at the end of the road because he cannot see
for himself. Hughes seems to be saying that everything whether it is good or
bad, happens for a reason. The second part of this poem contradicts the first
part, which leads to the second and third question.
Why does Hughes seem mad at God in
the second part and does Hughes believes in God himself? The second of the poem
Hughes is angry with God for the tragedies in this world. It seems that Hughes
feels God can control all the pain in the world but choses to look on without
doing anything about it. The answer to the question “Does Hughes believes in
God himself?” He seems conflicted about believing in God. He wants to believe,
but the pain and suffering of the world draws him farther from God.
“Two Somewhat different Epigrams”
was a confusing and contradicting poem. This poem could be used to tell you how
Hughes himself is, a confused man about God. This poem pours out the true
emotions of Langston Hughes.
