"Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes is about a mother telling her son about having troubles in her life. She is also telling her son that life can be hard but don’t turn back and give up. She wants him to go out his best foot and keep moving forward and continue to climb the stairs of life. no matter how hard it gets , she tells her son she is still climbing.
Langston Hughes uses metaphors such as, "life for me ain't been no crystal stair."
Comparing life to a grad stair case. When doing so, he creates a tone of motivation and perseverance. The mood set for the readers is encouragement , and hopefulness for the kid to keep going in life and don’t give up.
Langston Hughes uses words like ,Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up ,And places with no carpet on the floor --Bare. He describes this poor staircase as the mothers of life.
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