The quote: "The millions who have nothing for our pay except the dream that is almost dead today." (16-17) describe people who have lost hope in their country. The speaker is saying that despite all the work they have done they have nothing to show for it, the only thing they have are lost dreams. Which begs the question: Was the “American Dream” for everyone? Maybe this was the America “they” intended it to be. America is a country that has not been lost with all its promise in greed and sin. The last stanza encourages readers to take control, start over, and make America the place they once dreamed it would be. Langston Hughes' poem “let America be America Again” shows the many challenges a country must face to be its best. Countries are controlled by human beings who are not perfect and it is a reflection of their ideas, beliefs and values ​​and as people change, a nation also changes. However, a nation must live up to people's expectations and let their beliefs and values ​​be their truest possible selves. If a nation cannot do so, it is up to the people to encourage it