Meaning of Life in Langston Hughes's “Mother to Son”
In Langston Hughes’s “Mother to Son” the speaker explains that life is not easy but is worth fighting through. For example, when the mother of the poem states, “Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, and splinters, and boards torn up,”(L.2-5). The staircase represents an easy, even perfectly paved path through life. Also, the sharp splinters, painful tacks, a mess of torn up boards correspond to the hardships and obstacles of life.
However, even after being buffeted by these difficulties, she still manages to show perseverance through telling her son, “Don't you fall now --for I'se still goin', honey, I'se still climbin',”(L.17-19). She shows her son if she can
In Langston Hughes’s “Mother to Son” the speaker explains that life is not easy but is worth fighting through. For example, when the mother of the poem states, “Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, and splinters, and boards torn up,”(L.2-5). The staircase represents an easy, even perfectly paved path through life. Also, the sharp splinters, painful tacks, a mess of torn up boards correspond to the hardships and obstacles of life.
However, even after being buffeted by these difficulties, she still manages to show perseverance through telling her son, “Don't you fall now --for I'se still goin', honey, I'se still climbin',”(L.17-19). She shows her son if she can