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A poem about the hardships and challenges of life, compared to a staircase with tacks and splinters. The mother encourages the son to keep climbing and not give up, despite the difficulties.
A major theme in the poem is the stages of life, as symbolized by the stairway. The "crystal stair" is a phrase that has typically been used to suggest the stairway from earth to heaven. In the...
" Mother to Son " is a 1922 poem written by Langston Hughes. The poem follows a mother speaking to her son about her life, which she says "ain't been no crystal stair". She first describes the struggles she has faced and then urges him to continue moving forward.
Mother to Son Lyrics. Well, son, I'll tell you: 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...
Mother To Son. Well, son, I'll tell you: 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.
Mother To Son. Well, son, I'll tell you: 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. But all the time.
Hughes compares life to a staircase in his poem "Mother to Son" to show the hardships and struggles of African-Americans. He uses the image of a crystal stair to contrast with the reality of a splintered, bare and broken staircase that his mother and son have faced.
