No Crystal Stair

extended metaphor. The unstated comparison is between a set of stairs that are by no means “crystal” and life. The crystal stairs in the poem are likely for the privileged or rich, while the poor make due with what they have. Even though the road is rough for the mother, she urges the son “For I’se still goin’, honey, I’se still climbin’,” even after a long journey the mother continues to climb, so the young son should too. The stair metaphor could also help the son understand that this is just a

her son to persist through his life. The mother uses a “crystal stair” as a metaphorical contrast with her life, stating in her second line: “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair” (2). The mother tells her son that unlike the “crystal stair”, hers were filled with “tacks”, “splinters”, and torn up “boards” that acted as obstacles at her “steps” (3-5). The “stairs” holds two meanings, which are social standing and goal. The goal is the “stairs” itself, for the path that a person chooses to reach,

J.K. Rowling, the author of “Harry Potter” , an amazing writer, but before the book “Harry potter” come out, she is so poor, that she can’t own a computer, but she never gave up, because she never gave up, she became very successful and famous. The story of J.k. Rowling is very similar to the theme of the poem “Mother to Son” the poem is mostly talking about a mother suggest her son that never gave up no matter what problem you need to face, and keep on trying, Also the theme of the poem is

back down the stairs. Life gets tough, but don’t lose faith, eventually you will get through your struggles. As a mother myself, I understood where she was coming on how life can give you lots of bumps, but to keep putting one foot in front of the other. She demonstrates the love between a mother and a son. The poem opens up with the comparison of the mothers struggles and a not perfect staircase. The entire poem is an extended metaphor. It’s a comparison between life and a set of stairs that has by

mother’s advice to her son. Presumably, this poem represents the advice that Langston Hughes may have received from his own mother. The imagery of a staircase opens up the work, which begins, “Well, son, I’ll tell you: / Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair” (Hughes 1-2). Line two, in particular, immediately conjures several associations in the mind of the reader. First, many audiences will be familiar with the concept of a “stairway to heaven,” as such a proverbial structure is mentioned often through

“Mother to son” is about a mother that is tell her son that,” Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair” because life isn’t always going to plan out your success, because you plan your own future and go through the obstacles.Both poems share the theme of you have to rise above the obstacles in life, but the way the authors developed the theme was when he said in,” Mother to son,” “ Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair” and in ,”The Rose that Grew from concrete” he also said,” Proving nature's law is

mother telling her story of hardship to her son, in order to add a personal reflection on his troubles in life. Hughes compares the ups and downs of growing up, to that of a stair by first indicating that life, “ain’t been no crystal stair” but had, “tacks” “splinters” and “torn up boards”(1-5). The symbol of a crystal stair is a perfect life, which is completely smooth with no obstacles or other interferences. Tacks, which are primarily physically painful when touched, are a symbol of the emotional

In the poem “Mother to Son” by renowned poet Langston Hughes, a beautiful message of perseverance is delivered from a parent to a child. Life is not always easy but through its journey does one really begin to learn who they really are. This well written poem develops a picture for the reader as it walks you through the eyes of a mother to her son. The mother does not come from much and has experienced quite a bit of pain throughout her path. Far from being discouraged for what life has laid

“Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes Thematic Analysis “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes was written in 1922 by Langston Hughes. The poem first appeared in Crisis, the official magazine of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902 in Joplin, Missouri to James Nathaniel and Carrie Mercer Langston Hughes. Hughes mother and father separate shortly after his birth. His father moved to Mexico in pursuit of a better life and his mother moved

Langston Hughes was the leader of the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was the name given to the cultural and artist explosion that took place in Harlem between the end of WWI and the middle of the 1930’s. Hughes grew up, without his dad, being raised by his single mother alone. They lived in poverty for all of Hughes’s upbringing. Langston Hughes wrote a poem in 1922 called “Mother to Son”. In this poem Hughes wrote about going through the struggles of an impoverished life and overcoming