An Intimate View Of Imagery Of Langston Hughes Dream...

An Intimate View of the Imagery in Langston Hughes’ â€Å"Dream Deferred† America is built on a dream, the idea that anyone has the opportunity for prosperity, success, and an upward social mobility when they work hard. This dream is a siren call to America’s shores for millions of people from across the world looking to forge a better life. Unfortunately, this dream seems to elude Blacks in America. The elusiveness of this dream is not because Blacks do not want to succeed or have the hunger to achieve their goals but because extraneous forces often causes it to be out of reach and ultimately deferred. But â€Å"What happens to a dream deferred?† in Langston Hughes’ seminal poem â€Å"Dream Deferred† the use of vivid imagery shows the regret, sadness, and the danger of forgotten dreams. The beauty of a dream is unrivaled; a dream can snatch 13 colonies from under the tyrannical thumb of a Queen or rouse millions of people to descend on the National Mall to hear a reverend from Atlanta speak of equality. Dreams are succulent lik e a grape but what happens when unattended? â€Å"Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?† This image elicits regret, a once inviting fruit is now dried, withered, and less appealing. The sun (outside influences) have taken away what made the grape beautiful and replaced that attractiveness with a vison of what could have been. Though that raisin can still provide sustenance, just as a janitor still provides for their family, the janitor’s dream of becoming an artist