Deffering Dreams

Q.) What does the last line of Hughes's "Dream Deferred" imply? What does Hughes see as the consequences of a dream deferred?

1.) I really liked this poem. I loved the intensity, and the detailed description of what Hughes thinks comes of deferred dreams. I do believe in dreams coming true, and I think that when you think about something so much that you dream about it, you should do whatever you can to make those dreams become real. I think that if you just let your dreams just remain dreams, it remains unreachable, it "festers like a sore" if you will, as Hughes quotes. This poem was not hard for me to read at all, and it was easy for me to see into Hughes' outlook on dreams.

2.) The last line in Hughes' "Dreams Deferred" gives a definite end to this "dream". This dream that has "dried up", "festered", "rotted", and "crusted" has exploded. This dream that has formed and has been added up from someones desires has ceased to be. It has disintegrated. Hughes implies that he thinks that if you deffer your dreams, it will no longer be with you. You'll have nothing to reach for. Hughes thinks that this putting off your dreams will only lead to the absence of the dream all together. You can put your dreams on the back burner, but while it's just sitting there, you move on from that, and that dream doesn't become real, it could explode. When you go back and try to remember those "deferred dreams", when you try to recall those intense wants withing your heart at one point in your past, it will seem impossible. It's no longer there.