Can you tell

what they dream about?

Dreams Deferred
by Langston Hughes
 James Mercer
.
Langston Hughes
(February 1, 1902 –
May 22, 1967) was an
American poet, social
activist, novelist,
playwright, and
columnist from
Joplin, Missouri.
In 1951, African American people
in America were seen as the
second –classed citizens even the
Civil War was over. They had to
attend poorly equipped schools
and worked as lowly jobs like
porters, ditch-diggers, servants
and so on.
They could not use some public
facilities as the whites, including
restrooms, restaurants, theaters or
parks. In a bus, they had to take
the back seat.
In that case, Hughes wanted to
express this situation into a poem.
 Dreams Deferred
by Langston Hughes Does it stink like rotten
What happens to a meat?
dream deferred? Or crust and sugar
over—
Does it dry up like a syrupy sweet?
like a raisin in the
sun? Maybe it just sags
Or fester like a sore— like a heavy load.
And then run?
Or does it explode?
 a. inflammation;
1.deferred
swelling
2.raisin b. a dried grape
c. a strong unpleasant
3.fester smell
d. secrete pus;
4.sore
discharge
5.stink e. Postponed;delayed
6.dry up e. form into a hard
7.rotten layer
8.crust f. the state of sinking
9.sugar over g. sprinkle with sugar
10.sag h. Spoil; perish
(simile) What happens to a
dream deffered? Does it dry
up like raisin in the sun? -
compares a dream to a raisin
to illustrate that unfulfilled
dreams change and transform
into new dreams overtime
(simile)Dream deferred - Or
fester like a sore – and then run?
– an ignored dream to a
wound that when ignored will
not heal but get infected and
cause pain and damage to the
individual.
(simile) Dream Deferred -Does it
stink like a rotten meat? – A
dream at first provides
nourishment, strength and
hope but when unfulfilled, it
endangers well being.
 Dreams Deferred
-
My dreams can wait. My dream dried up My dream fester

My dream rotten My dream weigh me My dream shattered

down
dry up like a raisin in the sun
fester like a sore
fester like a sore
Theme:
(Grapes are good and so as raisin)
Any dream , when put off,
will transform into a
different dream or reality,
whether good or bad.
stink like rotten meat
Theme: (Enjoy the meat and
candy before it is too late)
Dreams must be acted on
while they are still fresh or
the dream will grow old and
it will impossible to fulfill.
Theme:
(The longer I carry my
unfulfilled dream, the
harder it is to move
forward)
The longer a desired dream
goes unfulfilled the more it
weighs on the conscious of
the individual, making it
more and more difficult for
the to live.
Assignment:
Answer the following questions:
1. What is your dream in life?
2. What are your plans to achieve
your dream?
3. What will be the hindrances
while pursuing your dream?