This Sandbox Essay for Marxism looks at how Langston Hughes’ “Theme for English B” poem is a product of society and the implications of society for a specific group of people. When doing this exercise I learned that even though a person is a product of their environment, they are also products of a system that has ingrained specific things within to society that could hinder or help them. Theme for English B, looks at the cultural differences and ways in which the main character is held back while also trying to get ahead.