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“Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes

Examining the advice in Langston Hughes's "Mother to Son"
Posted on November 5, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

This week, I’m taking a look at “Mother to Son,” by Langston Hughes. I love the poem’s message, which is about not giving up, even though life is hard. The poem’s narrator, the mother, uses the metaphor of a staircase … Continue reading →

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