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The speaker in "Harlem" contemplates
the outcome of people’s hatred.
the fate of aspirations that are unrealized.
the result of heavy labor in extreme conditions.
the consequences of childhood neglect.

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The fate of aspirations that are unrealized.

The poem opens with “What happens to a dream deferred?” and uses similes (dry up like a raisin, fester, stink, sag, explode) to imagine outcomes of postponed or unfulfilled dreams.