"Harlem"
What happens to a dream deferred? (delayed)
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?
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1.What central question does the poem ask?
2.What is Hughes' message about dreams deferred?
3.How do "dreams deferred" relate to the American Dream?
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Saundra Green 12-7-09
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1) The Central question inte poem was does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?.
2)Hughes message bout a deferred dreams is, is your dream untouchable or is it just a dream that will never come true.
3)Dreams Deferred relate to the American Dream is it ask in detail if the dream can or cannot come true.
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