MOTHER TO SON

The poem, "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes is about a mother who has had next exactly a difficult life but who has hit some rough patches and is trying to tell her son that no matter how rough something in life may get you can get through it. The mother refers to a stairway as the journey of life, and the tacks, splinters, and torn boards as hard times in life. Yet she never stopped climbing and living her life without giving up and without looking back or resting because then it'll be harder to go on. This entire poem is based on not only a mother/son relationship but any parent/child, family member to family member, friend to friend, etc, relationships and it is full of great advice.