Which lines from "Madam and the Rent Man" by Langston Hughes best reflect the bold attitude working-class people were developing after the Harlem Renaissance?

The rent man knocked.
He said, How-do?
Before I'd pay
I'd go to Hades
And rot away!
Back window's cracked,
Kitchen floor squeaks,
There's a rat in the cellar,
He said, Madam,
It's not up to me.