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    Hughes’ Harlem - A Dream Deferred Sometimes his poetry is simplistic and degenerates into a nothing more than whining‚ but other times he waxes quite profound‚ and in all cases he is worth studying. A poem that students often encounter in their classes is “Harlem: A Dream Deferred‚” from his Montage of a Dream Deferred. The following discussion analyzes Hughes’ “Harlem: A Dream Deferred” in terms of theme and literary devices; then it offers a commentary to help the student understand some of

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    Analysis of a Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes This poem by Langston Hughes is a very complicated. In it the speaker paints a picture of what might happen to someone’s dream if it is postponed too long. This idea is the overall theme of the poem and it is what unifies and connects each line to the poem as a whole. There are also indirect references that this is not only the dream of an individual‚ but an entire race’s struggle to achieve peace and liberation. This poem consists of a series

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    The speaker suggests that a dream deferred may also stink like a rotten meat. But the question is that how meat rots? When fresh meat is left out for a long time then it is attacked by bacteria that make meat rot and when it rots then it stinks. So delayed dream also have some agency or forces like bacteria that make it rot or put off. And the stink that is emitted as a result of rotten meat spread all around and become offensive and unbearable for others. In these lines poet suggests how‚ after

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    After the Civil War won the black people their freedom‚ it seemed as though their dreams of great opportunities were finally going to come true. However‚ they were met by even more obstacles‚ which left the blacks to wonder if their dreams had any chance of occurring‚ or if they should just give up. In his poem‚ "Harlem‚" Langston Hughes used increasingly destructive imagery to present his warning of what will happen if you delay working towards your goal. Hughes’ first two images depict withering

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    The Illusive American Dream Deferred The typical view of the American dream is illustrated by the various characters in the plays “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams and the play “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry. Each character has their perspective as to what the American dream means and how to attain it. The protagonists in each family have their own individual dreams as well as their own barriers in attaining that dream. Although the social‚ economic and educational barriers

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    thought-provoking. The poem was called Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes. Hughes paints a picture of what might happen to a dream if it is postponed for too long. This idea is the overall theme of the poem and it is what unifies and connects the poem as a whole. It provides a series of answers to the question‚ “What happens to a dream deffered?” The lines that follow the first question are presented as different similes. He wonders if these postponed dreams dry up like a raisin in the sun. He wonders

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    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

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    The Dream Deferred – A Comparison Kristy Andrews Axia College of University of Phoenix In Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun‚ the author reveals a hard-working‚ honest African-American family struggling to make their dreams come true. Langston Hughes’ poem‚ Harlem‚ illustrates what could happen if those dreams never came to fruition. Together‚ both Hansberry and Hughes show the effects on human beings when a long-awaited dream is thwarted by economic and social hardships. Each of

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    "What Happens to a Dream Deferred?" Langston Hughes was a prolific writer. In the forty years between his first book in 1926 and his death in 1967‚ he devoted his life to writing and lecturing. Hughes was seen as one of the leaders in the Harlem renaissance‚ which was an unprecedented outburst of creative activity among African-Americans in the 1920 ’s. In 1951‚ Hughes published a volume of poetry titled Montague of a Dream Deferred in which his poem "Harlem" can be found. This poem is one man

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    Dreams Deferred in Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry‚ the author of A Raisin in the Sun‚ supports the theme of her play from a montage of‚ A Dream Deferred‚ by Langston Hughes. Hughes asks‚ "What happens to a dream deferred?" He suggests many alternatives to answering the question. That it might "dry up like a raisin in the sun‚" or "fester like a sore." Yet the play maybe more closely related to Hughes final question of the poem‚ "Or does it explode?" The play is full of bombs that are explosions

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