"The Weary Blues"/ "The Trumpet Player" (Aauzsa Mack)

These poems by Langston Hughes show much similarity. Both of the individuals in the poem are playing music and it is coming from somewhere deep within. The music is used to express the way they feel but in a positive way although they might be down and feel like they can’t go in like the individual in “The Weary Blues”. The individual in “The Trumpet Player” seems to play more upbeat music even though his not feeling that way but the fire in the music is to help him cope with whatever he might be going through. You can tell that music was a great influence during this age and it had a positive light on some people’s lives. Another similar thing is how Hughes is describing them in a passionate way. In “The Weary Blues” they man is actually expresses himself through both music and words because it is the Blues. He repeats what is significant to him and goes on to create the beautiful music. In “The Trumpet Player” the individual do not have to say words but he just plays and people still feel the way he might possible be feeling without speaking words. Hughes really captured how music may influenced the time period in which this was written.