Harlem written by Langston Hughes gives us examples of how an American dream does not exist for certain people. This poem is more of no matter how hard you work for something someone will always put you dream down. Langston Hughes,an activist and the writer of the poem Harlem, says”What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” (1-3) deferred is something suspended or when is stopped. Most people came to be able to achieve the American dream or they were promised the American dream, but they just deferred their dream it vanishes.”maybe it just sags like a heavy load. or does it explode.” (hughes,9-11) Martin Luther King had a dream and he gave his all for this dream to happen, but people said he didn’t deserve
