The American dream is a dream that everyone hopes to achieve one day. It’s what keeps the country going and trains many hard workers. Langston Hughes' "I, Too" and Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing" are the epitome of this dream, the poems both demonstrate a certain air of aspiration for America's future and both speakers wish for a change for the better. The speakers of the poem are both men and working class. Even though their jobs may not be desirable and in Hughes's "Me Too" the speaker is working against his will, he is still working and they both hold on to them for that sense of hope. After all, the layers of the working class are the ones who have the greatest appetite for this dream, because the reason they work is to eventually realize this American dream. In Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing", the speaker has the most content of the two poems. . His tone doesn't seem sad or like he's unhappy with what he encounters. Even though he doesn't like what his life is about, Whitman writes, "The day, that which belongs to the day - the night, the party of young people, sturdy, friendly" (Kennedy 1096). At the end of the day, whether he had a good day or a bad day, he can let loose with the other hard-working men and all his hard work has finally paid off because he can enjoy this time for himself- even. So, rather than dreading his life, he accepts what he must do as part of his job and looks forward to what lies ahead. It may be that this man is satisfied with his life because he is not really being held against his will to work. He has the choice to do what he wants. Being held against one's will usually robs one of certainty. In “Me Too” by Langston Hughes, middle of paper ......es, but I laugh” (Kennedy 976). Both poems are very ambitious. They both feel that if they work hard, one day all that hard work will pay off. Although their tasks may seem similar, being Walt Whitman's speaker is easier than Langston Hughes's; because this speaker is a slave. Although Whitman's speaker has an easier time achieving this dream, he is hopeful, but seems much less confident in what the future may bring. Their lives seem to have nothing more to do than work and have hope for the future. Their hope is above all surrounded because their life does not consist of much because they belong to the working class. When you're working class, you don't have a lot of financial freedom to pursue the experiences you want. It makes it seem like the harder a person has in life, the more hope they have..