Dream Deferred (Harlem, By Langston Hughes

We all have our childhood dreams - whether it was to become an astronaut, firefighter, photographer or even a professional athlete. However, not many people actually follow these dreams. It may have been due to the fact that your interests may have changed as you grew older, or you could not dedicate the time and effort needed to achieve the goal. In Langston Hughes poem, “Dream Deferred (Harlem),” he uses metaphors and imagery to not only portray how much of a burden a dream can be, but also how positive of an impact it can make on your life. Hughes uses several metaphors within his poem, asking questions about “what happens to a dream deferred?” (1). However, digging deeper into the subtext – we learn that many of these questions answer