延缓的美国梦：兰斯顿·休斯的短诗《哈菜姆》

美国20世纪著名黑人诗人兰斯顿·休斯的短诗《哈莱姆》的中心主题是延缓的美国梦。它集中描写了二战后生活在哈莱姆的美国黑人的生活状况以及他们的美国梦如何受到了限制、被延缓以致最终遗失的过程；同时它设法通过一系列简短的、布鲁斯乐曲似的、发入深思的问题，来引发读者深思诗中那些失落和绝望的意象，唤起近一个世纪的美国黑人史。

A Deferred American Dream:Analyzing Langston Hughes' Short Poem Harlem

Harlem was one of the most important poems written by one of the most famous 20th century African-American poets—— Langston Hughes. The poem concentrates on ＂a deferred American Dream＂, that is, how the conditions of a black people whose dreams have been limited, put off, or lost in Harlem after post-World War II. At the same time, Harlem manages to evoke nearly a century of African-American history through a series of brief, bluesy, thought, provoking questions,that aim to immerse the reader in the imagery of despair and disappointment. By probing into Harlem thoroughly, the thesis presents the profound understanding of African-American＇ s ＂American Dream＂.