Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes was an extraordinary poet, and his poem Dream Deferred is an example of this. This poem relates to Gatsby because Gatsby has a dream and follows it through, but it is never attained and his dream ends up deferred. The poem says "does it dry up like a raisin in the sun", which is the process of how raisins are made, and as a result of this process it becomes sweeter and tougher. This relates to Gatsby's view of  Daisy because as more time goes on away from Daisy, Gatsby's idea of being together becomes better and better. "Or fester like a sore- and then run" this line refers to how Gatsby is trying so hard to finally attain his dream, while not realizing that in the end it is unattainable. Or maybe the dream "sags like a heavy load", and in Gatsby's case it does because even though his dream was a fail in bringing back the past and having Daisy in her innocence, it is still a heavy load, or a burden to Gatsby because the dream will always weigh in on him. "Or does it just explode?" Gatsby's lifelong dream ends up exploding in the end because he can never have the image of Daisy that he dreamed about for so long, and even though he will always want Daisy he will never have her, having only loved him and not Tom.

Ghost Story

Hamlet acts crazy throughout the play to do just about anything he wants. As a result, it is easily understood if Hamlet made up the ghost as a motive. I personally believe that the ghost is real . I believe this way because Hamlet was not the only one to see the ghost but Horatio and the other men saw the ghost as well. This is evidence that the ghost is in fact real. However, Hamlet is the only character who "talks" to the ghost. This could be interpreted either way. I believe that Hamlet's conversation with the ghost is just a figment of his imagination. Especially in 3.4.18, you see that Hamlet is the only one who sees and hears the ghost in Gertrude's room. This shows that Hamlet may actually be crazy, and it is no longer just an act. The ghost seen in Act I is real, however every other time that Hamlet sees the ghost I believe that it is just a figment of his imagination, and that any conversation with the ghost is also a figment of his imagination.