Posted by Katie Hartman (67.172.174.151) on June 22, 2005 at 4:55:40 p.m.:
In Reply to: Re: A Raisin in the Sun and "Harlem" Wednesday Discussion posted by Paula Scoggins on June 22, 2005 at 2:44:52 p.m.:
The poem does explain what the play will somewhat be about. The poem also gives away the ending and the furture of the Younger family. Hughes' asks how are dreams deferred. In this case they dry up as the title of the play suggests. The poem does sum up what the play will be like and the outcome of it as well.