Turnin Me On

Starting off, growing up in the article Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan means when you grow up, you have to be strong about yourself. For example, in paragraph 7 it declares, “After everyone had gone, my mother said to me, “You want to be the same as American girls on the outside.” She handed me an early gift. It was a miniskirt in beige tweed. “But inside you must always be Chinese. You must be proud you are different. Your only shame is to have shame.” This shows Amy’s mom gave Amy advice about being proud

situation the author is trying to imply. In Mother to Son, Hughes uses imagery to emphasize the importance of completing tasks oneself. For instance, Hughes writes about her own experiences by noting, “I’s been a-climbin’ on, And reachin’ landin’s, And turnin’ corner” (Hughes, Lines 9,10,11). These lines highlight the value of discovery and motivate the reader to follow in her

climbing the stairs or keep moving forward in your life. The mother wanted her son to understand that he may experience some of the same things that she encountered in her life in his life also. “I’se been a-climbin’ on, and reachin’ landin’s, and turnin’ corners,” in which Langston wrote to describe the movement or progression that his mother spoke of. The road was not easy for Langston’s mother, but she was determined to get ahead in life regardless of what go in her way. The final form of imagery

Cocar Poems just seem to be stanzas with a bunch of words but in reality, it is beyond just a bunch of words, more like an intense significance. Many authors tend to send out an impacting message throughout poems. Usually authors write poems about occurrences that they’ve experienced to express how they’ve dealt with certain situations or people. Making it easy for the readers to also catch on to their vibe and main idea of the whole poem. In Langston Hughes’

The possibility of not having the chance to experience life's timeless moments all over again is disappointing; therefore, it is an individual's job to seize every one of them, carpe diem. In 2009, the Hip-Hop artist Kid Cudi wrote a song expressing a lifestyle of seizing life's moments called "The Pursuit of Happiness." He mentions late nights consisting of parties and drugs in the search for happiness that everyone desires. The song talks about how the journey to happiness can develop into a lifestyle

The poem, “Mother to Son” written by Langton Hughes held a great deal of significance for not only the lives of African-Americans but for anyone that losing sight of faith. Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist born on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. Hughes wrote “Mother to Son” when he was 21 years old. The poem was written in “black English” as a conversation between a mother and her son. This text matters because it represents so many different

“Mother to Son,” written by Langston Hughes, is a short poem about a mother who is teaching her son about perseverance and determination by using the image of a staircase. She explains that even though life has given her many hardships, she continues forward and she urges her son to do the same. In “Mother to Son,” Langston Hughes uses an extended metaphor, imagery, dialect, and structure to paint a picture of a weary mother who wants her son to persevere through the hardships of life. The theme

My Explication on Mother to Son The poem “Mother to Son”, by Langston Hughes is both liberating and very moving. The poem not only empowers the woman’s son, but sends a powerful message that should empower other generations of youth as well. Hughes’ well-versed poem skillfully and methodically uses literary devices such as repetition, diction, imagery, extended metaphor, anaphora, symbolism, and enjambment to enhance the true message of the poem. “Mother to Son” shows the love a mother has for her

unpardonable offense, he still took the risk of learning which in return he was able to gain the valuable bread of knowledge to one day achieve his goal of being freed from slavery. The selection, “When I was sent off errands, I always took my book with me, and by going one part of my errand quickly, I found time to get a lesson before my return” exemplifies Frederick Douglass’s willingness to take such a significant risk as to engage in educational lessons during errands, which, if caught, may result

“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