Questions On The Poem 'A Dream Suffered'

The woman being described in Maxine’s poem is confident in her own skin, where Maxine says, “The woman I am in my dreams, is taller than I am, she sees the world as she walks” this suggests that the woman always has her head up high and takes in the world as she walks. The woman wears red “spike heels” and “that woman walks only when she feels like not running, not jogging” would suggest the woman is physically capable of both running and walking. The verse “they don’t hide under long skirts; her legs and feet are well” would elude that the woman in the poem isn’t afraid to show off her legs which would support the idea that she is physically able.

“What happens to a dream deferred?” Is a question from Langston Hughes, “A Dream Deferred” asks one what happens to a forgotten dream. This idea connects two well-known American plays, A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry and Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, in the sense that each character has a dream deferred. A dream deferred is a forgotten dream or one that has been left behind. The two father figures, Walter and Willy, share many comparisons such as having a big dream reaching for success in business, leaving them behind, and their reactions.

A dream deferred is a dream put off to another time, much like this essay. But unlike dreams sometimes, this essay will get fulfilled and done with. Each character from A Raisin in the Sun had a deferred dream, even little Travis although his dream was not directly stated.

On a different note, Harlem, a poem written by Langston Hughes, asks multiple questions about what happens to a dream that is put off. An example of this would be

Dreams deferred are dreams that have been forgotten and set aside. Dreams have many reasons to be deferred such as racism, laziness or lack of money. In this essay I will write about how dreams deferred helped me synthesize these stories. There were many significant dreams in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Two main dreams were deferred and they were dreams of Atticus and Scout.

   A dream is a hope, a wish, and an aspiration. Young people have dreams about what they want to be when they grow up. Parents have dreams for their children's future. Not all of these dreams come true at the desired moment - these dreams are postponed or "deferred". A deferred dream is put on the "back burner of life"(Jemie 219), and it matures to its full potential, and is waiting when you are "ready to pursue it"(Jemie 219). It is assumed that the deferred event, though later than hoped for, will eventually come true.

When a person has a deferred dream it can often have an effect on them for the rest of their lives. Troy Maxson had the dream of becoming a professional baseball player but because of his race his dream was unable to

What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / Like a raisin in the sun?

In the poem “Harlem” Langston Hues asks the question: “What happens to a dream deferred?” Hughes wonders if a dream deferred shrivels up like a raisin or if it festers like a sore. In other words Hughes speculates about what happens to dreams that haven’t come true after years and years of one searching unsuccessfully for their dreams. At first Hughes wonders about whether the feeling of failure of one’s dreams are similar to a constant nagging feeling of disappointment and inferiority. However I find the last line to be the most important part of the poem.

Hughes compares a deferred dream to “a raisin in the sun”, asking if it has lost its substance or integrity (3).Or does the dream cause pain, like an open, infected wound? Langston Hughes also suggests a dream that could permeate, like an awful smell, or harden and crust over. The most striking imagery, in my opinion, is the dream that “ just sags / like a heavy load” (10-11). This dream is crushing and there is nothing to do but carry it and its regrets. The final idea is a dream that explodes, violent against the fact that it was put aside.

The 3 poems that will be discussed based off perseverance will be “The Lost Boys”,”Mother to son”, and “Nick Vujicic Life without Limits”. These 3 poems are showing perseverance based on the story. If you like given stories about perseverance these poems are a great source being shown. In the poem of “The Lost Boys” there was 2 boys growing up living a hard life.

Everyone in the world has had at least one dream in their lifetime. Most people don’t think much about the dreams they have, unless they are recurring. Most people today wake up from a dream or nightmare saying, “thank heaven that was a dream,” or “too bad that was just a dream.” Many times these dreams or nightmares have more meaning than we think.

Oprah Winfrey once said, “The best thing about dreams is that fleeting moment, when you are between asleep and awake, when you don't know the difference between reality and fantasy, when for just that one moment you feel with your entire soul that the dream is reality, and it really happened.” But, what actually is a dream and what do dreams really have to do with one’s everyday life? In essence, a dream is a series of mental images and emotions occurring during slumber. Dreams can also deal with one’s personal aspirations, goals, ambitions, and even one’s emotions, such as love and hardship. However, dreams can also give rise to uneasy and terrible emotions; these dreams are essentially known as nightmares. In today’s society, the concept

The meaning of, "A Dream Deferred," is that no one really knows what happens to dreams that are not fulfilled. The poem starts with the line, "What happens to a dream deferred?" and this plainly asks what happens to dreams that have not been paid attention to. The next line in the poem is, "Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun or fester like a sore and then run?" meaning does a dream simply wither away until it is no longer prevalent, or does it sit and stew until it becomes unbearable enough that it is fulfilled out of convenience. The following stanza is, "Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet." This means that dreams could possibly be attainable, but people put them on the figurative back burner making them "rot" and "smell" like a constant reminder. A scholarly review written by Marie Rose Napierkowski proves my point by saying, "With the smell of rotten meat, Hughes suggests that dreams deferred will pester one

A dream is a goal in life, not just dreams experienced during sleep. Most people use their dreams as a way of setting future goals for themselves. Dreams can help to assist people in getting further in life because it becomes a personal accomplishment. Langston Hughes's poem "Dream Deferred" is speaks about what happens to dreams when they are put on hold. The poem leaves it up to the reader to decide what dream is being questioned.