Still Here
Still Here - meaning Summary
Enduring Resilience and Defiance
The speaker lists hardships—fear, physical suffering, lost hopes—and insists that despite being battered by snow and sun life’s trials have not destroyed them. The tone is defiant and celebratory: challenges intended to “stop laughin', stop lovin', stop livin'” fail. The poem affirms survival and personal resilience, reflecting Hughes’s recurring engagement with perseverance in the face of racism and social adversity.
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