what happens to a dream deferred does it dry up like a raisin the sun.what
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3 from verified tutorsHello Shawn,
this is a line from the poem Harlem by Langston Hughes.
Some of my students from Norway talk about it in their textbooks.
Hope this helps! :)
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Hi Shawn
What Happens To A Dream Deferred? is one of a number of poems Hughes wrote that relates to the lives of African American people in the USA. The short poem poses questions about the aspirations of a people and the consequences that might arise if those dreams and hopes don't come to fruition.
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The phrase 'A Raisin in the Sun' was used by Lorraine Hansberry for her play about a black American family's struggles in middle America. It was the first play by a black American woman to be staged on Broadway.
Raisin A raisin is a grape that has been dried up. Like a raisin means a long-sitting unreached dream that loses its "juice" or spirit and then shrinks. .. A deferred dream makes us lifeless like a raisin in the sun.
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