Lorraine Hannsberry's "Raisin in the Sun"

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This paper discusses that both Hansberry's book "A Raisin in the Sun" and the included poem "Harlem," by Hughes are written by African-American writers. The author states that both focus on the question of what happens to "a dream deferred." The paper states that Hansberry, through the characters within her drama, answers this question in the same manner as does Hughes.

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"Hughes' poem, which asks if a deferred dream will "...fester like a sore-- / and then run?" can easily be applied to Walter's dream of having a better life, which festers inside him. In the first act of the Hansberry's drama, Ruth points out to Walter that his thoughts are always focused on one thing: his dream. Her speech to her husband is an indication that his dream is festering and not going away."

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