Many have different definitions for freedom, but I believe that freedom means having the right to speak, think and act as an independent individual and in the poem "Freedom train", it says that this train be a freedom train where blacks and whites are treated equally. This poem was written during the time of slavery and is about a man who desperately waits for the freedom train to arrive and hopes that it is truly what he is told. I decided to focus more on this theme because I believe it is more obvious and clearly stated in this poem. “Freedom Train” by Langston Hughes is a very imaginative poem and his idea of ​​being free is clearly stated from the beginning of this poem. However, even though he clearly states everything, 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 places emphasis on the character's anticipation for future freedom. The poem begins with him wanting to know everything about a special train he keeps hearing about. He says: “I read about the Freedom Train in the papers/I heard about the Freedom Train on the radio.” It seems that the character is ignorant of what exactly this train represents and is very curious, because he uses words and phrases like "who/why/I hope/I'll ​​get a check-up", to represent a sense of ignorance about training in lines 10, 15 and 17 respectively Many rhetorical questions are also asked that describe a sense of ignorance. It also means that the topic of freedom is an elusive concept and not something they are used to. As he gets closer to the heart of the poem, Hughes becomes more concerned with the rules and on this very train. He doubts that most African Americans would be ... middle of paper ... the train as a metaphor to say that freedom is a very powerful concept that is worth propagating because it is essential. Another reason I believed the train was a metaphor was because of the underground railroads that blacks 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 them to enter the “land of the free” where most of them where captured and massacred. In conclusion the poem is a historical allusion and the theme of freedom is well represented. The irony of this poem is, as Hughes points out, that Americans celebrated the Freedom Train and the documents that secured our freedom, while African Americans were not yet considered equal citizens by white Americans..