Answer:
" Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?"
i would say that this simile means that you might forget about it.
Explanation:
Simile: A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, in the case of English generally using like or as.
deferred: to delay, postponed, or wait.
Although your question does not give very much context regarding what was happening in that specific piece of literature,
The idea that nearby women were making fun of/snickering at the protagonist in the text suggests that she is not well-liked. It also could suggest that the women who were snickering are the antagonists/ are mean to her.
google it. why are you asking on here if you can google it