Langston Hughes
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Transcript of Langston Hughes
Life is a great big canvas, throw all the paint on it you can. - Danny Kaye
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. - Helen Keller
Do something. Do anything. But don’t just stand there and let people beat on you and then thank them for
doing it. - Where the lilies bloom
Aim: How do we understand themes in literature?Do Now: What do these quotes mean?
Theme
• A theme is the central idea in a literary work.
• Examples of Themes: love, hate, family, growing up, dreams…etc
Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance
• A movement in 1920s that brought many African American artists to fame
• Explosion of thoughts within the black community
• Brought attention to racial problems and set the stage for the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
Dreams, A Dream Deferred, The Dream Keeper
• What metaphor is used to describe life when dreams go? In what way are the two things alike?
• What simile does the author use to describe something dried up? In what way are the two things alike?
Comprehension Questions
• In “Dreams,” what is life if dreams die? • What does the speaker urge readers to do
with their dreams?• In “A Dream Deferred,” what happens to a
raison in the sun?• In “The Dream Keeper,” in what does the
speak wrap dreams?• In “The Dream Keeper,” from what does the
speaker want to protect dreams?