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Dream Deferred Revised
Dream Deferred Revised
HARLEM
Harlem
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.
Langston Hughes
Or does it explode?
During what time period would you guess this scene takes place?
How do you think this piece of art relates to the poem Harlem? What dream (or dreams) is/are being shown in this painting? Do you think it is being deferred, or acted upon?
Langston Hughes
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
In his explorations of race, social justice, and African-American culture and art, Hughes' writing vividly captures the political, social, and artistic climates of Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s.
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VOCABULARY
defer (verb)
To put off until another time Variations: deferred, deferring, deferral
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fester (verb)
To rot or decay Variations: festering, festered
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