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In his poem the author talks about a dream that did not come true.

"Does it dry up like
a raisin in the sun?"

"A raisin" represents "a deferred dream". In the beginning a person's dream is like

a fresh juicy grape. A person full of hopes tries to do whatever it takes to make his dream

come true. But what happens to the grape left out in the sun? It dries up. "A raisin in the

sun" – we can call a dream that never came true. Lorraine Hansberry used this quote as a

title for her play. In the play the main character, an older lady, dreamt about a good house

in a good neighborhood for her family. Their family went through a lot of financial

difficulties. In the end when they finally have bought a nice house in the "all-white"

neighborhood, one of their new neighbors came and offered them money so they would

not move there. It is......

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