“Harlem” by Langston Hughes

Harlem

Langston Hughes

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up

Like a raisin in the sun?

Or fester like a sore–

And then run?

Does it stink like rotten meat?

Or crust and sugar over–

like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags

like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

Assignment

What dream is “deferred” (postponed) in the poem “Harlem”? Why is the poem titled “Harlem”? How does Hughes’ dream relate to the American dream of equal opportunity? Do you believe the American dream of equal opportunity is being “deferred” today? How?

 

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