"Or does it explode?"
Dream Deferred
Sometimes, I think asking questions can be insightful in itself. Therefore, I believe this poem is very insightful in allowing the reader insight into what happens to a "dream deferred" by asking questions. It continuially uses similies to compare what happened to the dream deferred. These similies give many options as to what it was like. "A raisin inthe sun" implies that the dream shriveled up slowly, to nothing. "Like a sore" implies that the act of the dream being deferred was drawn out and painful. "Crust and sugar over" makes the reader think that perhaps losing the dream was actually a pleasant thing. I believe that a dream being lost or changed can be any of these things. If you wanted to accomplish the dream, but it was not possible, it would probably be one of the negative things. However, sometimes old dreams are simply put aside because our desires change, possibly to move onto bigger and better dreams. I was questioning the last line though- does the dream exploding imply something positive or negative? I believe only the author knows the answer to that question.
"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world." Harriet Tubman
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