What Happens to a Dream Deferred
Pierre V Cabral
English 302-Barry University/ACE
DR. Patricia Feito
What Happens to a Dream Deferred?
What Happens to a Dream Deferred?
The poem “What happens to a dream deferred?” by Langston Hughes leaves the reader wondering as to what happens to their dreams that were never fulfilled. It causes the reader to take a good look at themselves because it causes the reader to really wonder. Was an effort really made to achieve their dreams? Were the dreams attached to goals? Why weren't the dreams ever fulfilled? Is there still time to fulfill these dreams? This poem is like a wakeup call to those whose dreams were never fulfilled. Dreams are a goal in life it is not merely something that comes to us as we sleep. Dreams is the driving force that keeps us going. Dreams are the reason we wake up in the morning to go to work and go to school. Sometimes a dream could be the desire of wanting to marry someone special that was never fulfilled, and kept us wondering why it never happened. A dream could be purchasing a new home or buying a new car. Regardless of the dream we all have them and dreams is the reason why most of us wake up in the morning.
Thesis statement: A dream deferred does not mean a dream denied.
A dream could be a career goal or it could be something as simple as wanting to loose wait or gain more muscle. Either way we look upon it, dreams is a force that keeps us going. An unfulfilled dream causes depression low self-esteem and in some people weight gain. In the beginning of the poem the writer uses a question “Does it dry up/like a raisin in the sun? The writer uses this question to open the eyes of the reader. The writer also uses this question as a metaphor to illustrate that a deferred dream turns into something that is different from what it was. Some people believe that God speaks to them in dreams, therefore when the dream is postponed what really happens to the
English 302-Barry University/ACE
DR. Patricia Feito
What Happens to a Dream Deferred?
What Happens to a Dream Deferred?
The poem “What happens to a dream deferred?” by Langston Hughes leaves the reader wondering as to what happens to their dreams that were never fulfilled. It causes the reader to take a good look at themselves because it causes the reader to really wonder. Was an effort really made to achieve their dreams? Were the dreams attached to goals? Why weren't the dreams ever fulfilled? Is there still time to fulfill these dreams? This poem is like a wakeup call to those whose dreams were never fulfilled. Dreams are a goal in life it is not merely something that comes to us as we sleep. Dreams is the driving force that keeps us going. Dreams are the reason we wake up in the morning to go to work and go to school. Sometimes a dream could be the desire of wanting to marry someone special that was never fulfilled, and kept us wondering why it never happened. A dream could be purchasing a new home or buying a new car. Regardless of the dream we all have them and dreams is the reason why most of us wake up in the morning.
Thesis statement: A dream deferred does not mean a dream denied.
A dream could be a career goal or it could be something as simple as wanting to loose wait or gain more muscle. Either way we look upon it, dreams is a force that keeps us going. An unfulfilled dream causes depression low self-esteem and in some people weight gain. In the beginning of the poem the writer uses a question “Does it dry up/like a raisin in the sun? The writer uses this question to open the eyes of the reader. The writer also uses this question as a metaphor to illustrate that a deferred dream turns into something that is different from what it was. Some people believe that God speaks to them in dreams, therefore when the dream is postponed what really happens to the