Langston Hughes/ Claude McKay Comparison & Contrast

Compare Hughes poetry to Claude McKay. What is similar? What is different?
They are similar because they both speak of the depression of blacks in Harlem.
In Claude McKay’s Harlem Shadows he talked about the rough environment in Harlem, which forced women to become harlots. He explained what he saw at night. “In Negroe Harlem when the night lets fall its veil. I see the shapes of girl who pass to bend and barter to desires call.” In Langston Hughes Theme for English B he says, I feel and see and hear, Harlem, I hear you: hear you, hear me-we two-you, me, talk on this page.” Langston Hughes is talking about Harlem and that although he writes the paper he is the voice of Harlem. Both Claude McKay and Langston Hughes serve, as the voices for Harlem and they both understand the Negroes situations in Harlem. Langston Hughes said, “I hear you, Harlem” because he understood that it was rough and Claude was had the more visual poem, which explained what women, did at night because of their rejection in society. Also, both Claude McKay and Langston Hughes write of Africa. In McKay’s To the White Friends he said, “ am I not Affric’s son?” and Langston Hughes The Negroe Speaks of Rivers Langston Hughes writes about Africa, which he uses to talk about the Negroe’s upbringing (foundation of his soul). The differences are that Claude McKay gives more details of what happens in Harlem (using people, seen in his story He so loved). Langston uses takes a broader approach he does not give anecdotes of peoples lives instead he talks about peoples struggles more as a whole (seen in his poem Mulatto).