These lines describe the strong desire of blacks to be seen as equivalent and to take a rightful seat at the “dining table” of life. “No one will dare / Tell me / “Eat in the kitchen” (11-13). Hughes envisions the day when whites no longer have the courage to show prejudice and blacks are no longer denied their place in a nation based solely on the color of their skin. At that point, with a shrug, Langston Hughes closes “Besides / They'll see how beautiful I am / And they'll be ashamed” (15-17). He doesn't allude to his boyish charm or his slicked-back hair when he talks about his charm. Langston uses these lines to show the desire that when all the shackles of persecution are removed and the covers of prejudice and discrimination are lifted, people will perceive the magnificence of black society, art, music, and patriotism. He feels that this beauty will be extraordinary to the point that it will dishonor the individuals who have mistreated them and make them wonder why they have despised such a wonderful thing for so long. Hughes' last line, "I, too, am America" ​​(18) is implied in the title and the opening line which represents the dignity and self-worth of African Americans in calling themselves Americans. Although the accommodations of this have not been expanded