Langston writes “dream deferred” but why not “deferred dream”? He refers to a deferred dream as “a raisin in the sun”. “Does it dry up/like a raisin in the sun?” (Hughes 2-3). This indicates that Hughes sees deferred dreams as a dried up raisin in the sun. Things dry up due to moisture loss, and it seems that he is referring to a deferred dream as dry. Dreams can “dry up” due to a lack of intestinal fortitude. If one does not chase their dream with every part of their being, it will never come
Langston writes “dream deferred” but why not “deferred dream”? He refers to a deferred dream as “a raisin in the sun”. “Does it dry up/like a raisin in the sun?” (Hughes 2-3). This indicates that Hughes sees deferred dreams as a dried up raisin in the sun. Things dry up due to moisture loss, and it seems that he is referring to a deferred dream as dry. Dreams can “dry up” due to a lack of intestinal fortitude. If one does not chase their dream with every part of their being, it will never come