Wednesday, October 17, 2012

"Mother to Son " - Kerry

Can't even begin to explain how many times I was told to read this poem over the years. Almost every english class. I like Langston Hughhes personally. The poem is explaining how difficult it is to 'make it to the top'. The mother is looking over the son encouraging him to do what she did, or to do what she is STILL doing.
Posted by at

1 comment:

  1. Miss BOctober 17, 2012 at 10:44 PM

    Really? I've read Hughes' "Theme for English B", "I, Too", and "Harlem [Dream Deferred]", but "Mother to Son" I've only read for this class. Yes, the mother speaks of the difficulty of "making it to the top". Can you identify the poetic device that is being use here? What does the "crystal stair" represent?

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)