I, Too, Sing America: Tone Analysis

   In the poem I, Too, Sing America by Langston Hughes, the tones rejected and expectant show that though he is being treated as a lesser person, he is hopeful and expects it to get better.  Despite the fact that he is being denied many things, including simply eating with the white people, he does not just lose hope and accept that that is how it will always be.  He refuses to let go of the belief that things will get better and that one day he will be treated as an equal and respected as such.