Period 4 Response to Langston Hughes poem "Harlem" by Gentle Tassione McGaughey

Ms. Gentle

gentletmcg — 2025-03-31 16:03:15 UTC

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James

2025-03-31 19:19:25 UTC

The poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes Reminds me of the walkout that is happening today. The message of the poem represents a community that demands to be recognized and accounted for, which can be applied not only to the African American community, but also others, like the Latinx community.

Lucas

gentletmcg — 2025-03-31 19:23:28 UTC

the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes reminds me of how the bowler hat man from "Meet The Robinsons" let his dreams explode due to his own will, how he let his next dream (destroy his roommates work) fester in his mind, how he told his past self to let his fate wait in the sun to dry up as his happiness turns into a raisin.

Maggie M

2025-03-31 19:24:49 UTC

The poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes reminds me of how people felt discouraged towards their dreams of the future in America. Many Black people felt trapped in America, feeling as if their dreams were drying up like "A raisin in the sun". In the poem, "Harlem" it talks about how postponing ones dreams can make them disappear. The civil rights movements took action towards their dreams. This poem is a message to not give up on what you dream of.

Skylar

2025-03-31 19:25:17 UTC

The poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes reminds me of dreams, dreams can dry up or get old. Sometimes dreams can get so heavy in the mind it explodes, there's not enough room in your mind to hold on too dreams. That's why I think you can get consistent dreams about something. When there other things on your mind the dream dry's up, but it comes back reminding you during the night.

Aymen

2025-03-31 19:25:47 UTC

The poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughes reminds me of the KKK flyers in Ohio. The poem talks about dreams being delayed, like how people still fight against racism today. Hate groups try to spread fear, but people keep standing up for fairness and equality in their communities.

Malia

2025-03-31 19:25:50 UTC

The poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes reminds me of school and figuring out what I want to do in life. I have dreams of going to college out of state, but it makes me think of all the things I need to do before I can get there. What I want to focus on, and if this dream is worth it in the end. I am not set with what I want as my end goal, which leaves me overthinking constantly. Pressure from others already being set on what they want, and wanting to satisfy my parents.

Ty

2025-03-31 19:26:51 UTC

What I think the text means is you have a grape full of water, water is your dream then as you realize that dream might not happen you put the grape in the sun and then you give up on the dream is the grape turning into a raisin poof its gone, my dream is the NBA and as I play basketball and watch these other kids who are better than me it’s probably not going to happen and as of right now, my grape is in the sun I still have hope and want it to happen but I don’t think it will.

Amelia

2025-03-31 19:28:57 UTC

“Harlem” by Langston Hughes reminds me of several books. One of the books we (as a class) read recently was The Alchemist By Paulo Coelho. The poem and the book share similar ideas about dreams. The Alchemist was all about following one’s dreams to the very end, not giving up. This poem however represents almost the exact opposite, what happens when you don’t follow a dream. Does it “dry up” or “fester like a sore,” will you hold some lingering resentment that you didn’t try to complete your dream.

There are some other books that could be loosely connected this poem as well. One of them is the book “Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James Brown. The true story of how people shared the dream of Olympic glory, but instead of being a dream that didn’t come true, that just “festered in the sun,” they made their dream come true by winning an Olympic medal. They followed through with it until the end.

David G.

2025-03-31 19:29:04 UTC

The poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes reminds me of the dreams of colored families being crushed, after expecting better. I thought of this because of the quick conversation we had about the great migration. From what I was getting, colored families were moving to the north, expecting to feel welcomed and safe, but the people in the north did not seem to welcome them. Therefore, I believe dreams were crushed because colored families may have still been dealing with racism in the north, just as they were in the south.

ryan

2025-03-31 19:30:09 UTC

The poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes reminds me of how people are in distress because of the current situations going on currently. The specific line "what happens to a dream deferred? does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? or fester like a sore and then run." Which makes me think of like a dream of finding life in the states and the people protesting against it is kind of like it festering like a sore and then running like you are forced to meet reality and people protesting is them running to defy their dreams being deferred.

James

2025-03-31 19:31:07 UTC

The poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes reminds me of my own dreams, I often wished I could do things, mainly visit my family in Illinois, but money was always tight and the window passes by again and again until that hope shriveled and dried like a raisin in the sun.

Marzo

2025-03-31 19:31:34 UTC

The poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes reminds me of my dream to get a car. It's like a dream deferred, I'm working on getting a car, I'm making money, learning to drive with my dad, and searching to find a car. but as a dream deferred, I have other things I need to do, go to school, finish homework, practice playing basketball, helping my mom, and making her proud. So one day I will reach my goal by getting a car and still doing all of those things.

Emily

2025-03-31 21:05:38 UTC

The poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes reminds me of like people who are like segregationist or assimilationist that wants like the black community to not dream to their freedom to come true because the word "dream deferred" in the poem, it means your putting your dream away, and that's what people who are segregationist/assimilationist want. They want people who have different cultures than them to put their dream of "being free" or "having full freedom" away, so that wouldn't come true.

Selena

2025-03-31 21:31:21 UTC

The poem " Harlem" by Langston Hughes reminds me of what i wanna do in the future, and what i want like my dream house , my dream car and buy my dads dream car. Getting a job that pays really good and making my parents proud of me and not being disappointed in me of not graduating and getting an education that they wanted to have ever since they moved to the United States.

Dae dae

2025-04-01 01:17:48 UTC

The poem "Harlem" made me think about my future and how I should keep striving for whats best for me. I want my future to be bright and successful while also doing what I love. I know there will be some road blocks and struggles to make it there but once I do I know I wont be disapointed in myself and i know my family will be proud. I already am dealing with the stress of trying to plan my life out but I know the outcome will be a blessing because in the end its worth it.

Hawa

2025-04-04 19:27:36 UTC

The poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes reminds me of the play called Newsies where a bunch of orphan news boys lived together working day and night. Everyday they reminded one another of their dreams, wishing that one day they could achieve them. But the people in their told them that they were worth nothing and can't do anything with their life. As they are raisins that "no one wanted" because they had no parents but each other.

Carter

2025-04-04 19:33:16 UTC

What I think about the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes is how when people have dreams and they cant be attained, it can drag behind someone their whole life, and effect people differently. Some peoples dreams dry up in their mind and they put it behind them, some people have it sag behind them their whole life, "like a heavy load", and some people just explode and are never the same after their dream is deferred . I think the poem has a deep meaning even though it is so short.

2025-04-08 06:03:47 UTC

The poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes remind me of African American struggles with racism crushing the African American dream to fit in the world and what future hold for the community that have to deal with new race that moved in and to treat them with full respected