B.A. FIRST YEAR THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY CHAPTER- 15 HARLEM BY LANGSTON HUGHES NOTES

Langston Hughes 

Langston Hughes Was An American Poet A Novelist And Social Activist He Was Born In 1902 And Passed Away In 1967. He Was A Staunch Opponent Of Racial Discrimination Against Black People Living In America.

Harlem ( Summary )

Harlem Is A Residential Area Of New York City USA. The Dream Deferred Of The Black Man And Black Race To Differ Is To Postpone To Put Off For A Future Time So For The Blacks It Is A Truly Long Wait For What They Desire the Theme Of The Dream Deferred Finds Its Fullest Expression In His Social Poetry This Is An 11-line Poem In Which Harlem Is The Name of A Place Where Black People Live. This Poem States That It Is An Impossible Thing For Black People To Dream Or Fulfill A Dream Because There Is Political Pressure On Black People To Racially Discriminate. Their Dark Complexion Has Become Such A Problem For them So That They Postpone Their Dream In Future due To This Their Normal Life Has Become Abnormal.