Many have different definitions of freedom, but I believe that freedom is having the right to speak, think and act as an independent individual and In the poem "Freedom Train", this train is said to be a freedom train where blacks and whites are treated equally. This poem was written during the period of slavery and is about a man desperately waiting for the freedom train to arrive and hoping that it really is what they say. I decided to focus more on this theme because I think it is the most obvious and clearly stated in this poem. Langston Hughes “Freedom Train” is a very imaginative poem and his idea of ​​being free is clearly stated from the beginning of this poem. However, although he states everything clearly, he wants the reader to think more deeply about his words before everything becomes clearer. First, the repetition of the "freedom train" throughout the poem emphasizes the character's anticipation for the freedom to come. The poem begins with him wanting to know everything about a special train that he keeps hearing about. He says, “I read about the Freedom Train in the papers/heard about the Freedom Train on the radio.” » It seems that the character does not know what exactly this train represents and he is very curious, because he uses words and expressions like "who/why/I hope/I will check", to describe a feeling of ignorance to about the train. train on the 10th, 15th and 17th lines respectively. Many rhetorical questions are also asked, which depict a feeling of ignorance. This also means that the subject of freedom is an elusive concept and not something they are accustomed to. As we get to the heart of the poem, Hughes becomes more concerned with the rules and being on this train. He doubts that most African Americans would... middle of paper ... train as a metaphor for saying that freedom is a very powerful concept that is worth spreading because it is essential. Another reason I thought the train was a metaphor was the underground railroads that black people used to escape slavery. When you think of African Americans and freedom, you also think of the Underground Railroads, because the story of how African Americans gained freedom revolves around the railroads and how they had to cross it to enter the “land of the free” in which most of them lived. where they were captured and massacred. To conclude, the poem is a historical allusion and the theme of freedom is well represented. The irony of this poem lies, as Hughes points out, in the fact that Americans were celebrating this Freedom Train and the documents guaranteeing our freedom, while African Americans were still not considered equal citizens by white Americans..