The speaker in "Harlem" contemplates

In “Harlem,” Langston Hughes asks what happens to a dream that is put off or left unfulfilled. He compares that deferred dream to things that decay or become burdensome, such as a raisin drying up or a heavy load sagging. The speaker is therefore contemplating the fate of aspirations that are unrealized, choice B.

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