1. “Harlem”
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore — And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over — like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? -Langston Hughes

2. A Raisin in the Sun: Character Discussion
In your group discuss the assigned character:
Name, age, occupation, physical description
What is his/her personality like?
What is his/her relationship to the other characters?
Referring back to the poem, what is the character’s dream?
Give one passage as an example of that character. How would it be performed?
If you were to cast an actor/actress as the character, who would it be?