Who Is The 'Dream Deferred' By Langston Hughes?

The Harlem renaissance is an important part of African American history in establishing their identity as a people. After moving to the northern cities escaping the south which was still dominated with slavery issues, there was need to create a new cultural and social setting which could unite African Americas. Literature was the platform that played the crucial role of igniting social change through literary scholars who were significant in the renaissance.
Poems by authors from the Harlem Renaissance
Among the players in the Harlem renaissance were writers and poets. However, it was poetry that many African Americans identified with. ‘Harlem’, or popularly referred to as the ‘Dream Deferred’ by Langston Hughes. In this poem, the reality
In his poem, Harlem or Dreams Deferred’, Hughes is not sure what happens when dreams are deferred. This is in his quest for equality as a human being long after slavery had been abolished. However, the answer to this question remains elusive and can be linked to his desire to be ‘white’ or write as a ‘white writer’ in his younger years.
The quest can also be linked to his love for the street and jazz music which was significant in his writing. In this poem, Hughes in conflict with hi inner self and does not understand how dreams just fade away or are deferred. He is satirical in comparing ‘the run’ to ‘stink like rotten meat.’ Up to the end of the poem, he does not seem to find an answer to his question on his dreams. It was this dual consciousness that led to the active role in the renaissance.
On the other hand, ‘If we must die’ by Claude McKay illustrates a man who is fed up with the system. However, he is also fighting her inner admiration of the white people who ‘he sarcastically refers to as the cowardly pack. On the other hand, he still refers to the African Americans as the ‘accursed