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Hughes' "Black Voices oby the Tales of Simple": Jessie Semple
Langston Hughes is represented in Black Voices by the Tales of
Simple. Hughes first presents his character Jessie B. Semple in the
Forward: Who is Simple? In this tale the reader is given its first look at
the character Jessie B. Semple who is a black man that represents almost
the "anybody or everybody" of black society. Semple is a man wh ....
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is liable to grab me almost anytime and beat my head- just for being
colored " (105). This side to Semple is an example of Hughes attempt to
give simple facts or actual truth but instead of telling these things
harshly and angrily he tries to sweeten them with a little sarcastic humor.
At times, Simple is full of pain. "I have had so many hardships in
this life," said Simple, "that it is a wonder I'll live until I die" (105).
This comment by Semple is one of many that help portray him ....
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