Analysis of Dream Deferred Dreams are the driving force of America today. Every person has some sort of dreams and or goals. Although in life everyone has dreams and goals, there are obviously more struggles for some ethnic groups than for others. The poem, Dream Deferred, by Langston Hughes, is one man's expression of his dreams during a difficult time period. As a black man in a time period where African-Americans were considered an inferior group of people,dreams and goals would have been difficult to realize. Langston Hughes aptly expresses his frustrations in his poem, Dream Deferred. As people read this poem, in any time period, they can relate to the simple universal message that the poet expressed. Hughes is very expressive in how he feels about dreams he has had and the factand his frustration at not being able to pursue and/or fulfill those dreams that he is unable to pursue or fulfill those dreams.
Hughes, Langston. "Cross." The Columbia Anthology of American Poetry. Editor: Jay Parini. Columbia University Press, 1995. 478.
Barksdale, Richard K. Critical Essays of Langston Hughes. Editor: Edward J. Mullen. G.K. Hall & Co., Boston. 193.
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