Do you mean Raisin in the Sun? (no "dry" in it)

b cuz that's what I'm reading now and I have Langston Hughes poem Dream Deferred

i can help you

I am writing an essay on Raisin in the dry sun I have to write about a major theme in the book, and I have chosen dreams deferred. Can someone please help me get started? Thank you

This site will give you some ideas on the theme of dreams in this play.

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/raisin/themes.html

Suggestion... using one of the lines from the Dream Deferred poem would be an interesting beginning for the essay.