Read the poem. I, too by langston hughes i, too, sing america. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes, but i laugh, and eat well, and grow strong. Tomorrow, i’ll be at the table when company comes. Nobody’ll dare say to me, "eat in the kitchen," then. Besides, they’ll see how beautiful i am and be ashamed â€" i, too, am america. How does hughes characterize the speaker in "i, too"? the speaker is portrayed as someone who embarrasses the family and is banished to the kitchen. He suggests that the speaker is big and strong and sometimes intimidating to others. The speaker is portrayed as an unimportant family member who is excluded from social gatherings. He portrays him as an undervalued man who looks to the future, when he will be recognized and accepted