Hughes Compared to Claude McKay

Claude McKay and Langhston Hughes are both writers and they both have their similarities and differences. The first difference that the two have is the type of way they express themselves in their writings. For example, Claude McKay talks about things in a point of view different from Hughes. Hughes uses personal moments to write his stories while McKay does not. Also McKay writes in sonnets while Hughes doesn’t. Hughes writes in his own style and doesn’t have any specific pattern or style. He writes to what he feels while McKay writes mostly in sonnets. The similarities that the two have is what their topics focus on. Their topics focus on both Africa and slaves. They talk about what they had to go through and also about the moving from Africa to the states. They are also bott able to tell about their own experiences. They both went through a lot of the things that they talk about. Due to going through a lot of different experiences they are able to get into detail and specific facts about things that have happened. Another similarity between the two is what they both had to go through. They both had to go through many different situations of discrimination due to their color. This is also what helps both of them write all of their writings. This is how both Claude McKay and Langhston Hughes are similar and different due to their similar ideas and different writing styles.