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Harlem Analysis

The speaker of the poem in line one asks when people's dreams are deferred. In line two and three the speaker says that dreams dry up like a raisin. The speaker compares the original dream to a grape in the sun. The grape is juicy and fresh, but once it is forgotten about for too long, the grape dries up. Although the dream is still sweet and tasty, it is not as strong of a statement as it once was. Though the simile of the raisin involves the senses of taste and sight, in lines four and five the simile of touch involves the sense of touch and "bodily impact." Sores are attached one a person's skin and are felt, touched, and are attached to us. The comparison of the dream to a sore on the body, the speaker says the unaccomplished dreams become a part of us like scars. Even if the scar is ignored, it needs time to heel. If it is neglected, the sore may turn to infection or maybe death. Hughes suggest that the dreams may not only bother one on the outside, but slowly eat away......


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