A mule is an animal that is traditionally used for hard, manual labor, much like the African Americans were during slavery. ... The poem "pleads for fulfillment of the Dream that never was. ... In this poem, Hughes dream is becoming a more of a reality. "Thus the dream becomes not one man's dream alone, /But a community dream. /Not my dream alone, but our dream. / Not my world alone, / But your world and my world, / Belonging to all the hands who build." ...

• Word Count: 1522
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He glorifies her as an athlete, then a powerful animal, and lastly as a machine that is associated with conquering the skies. ... I am in love with her."" (96) Link's love for Camillo is almost a dream. ...

• Word Count: 1612
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School