The poem, “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes vividly portrays an African American mother whose strong will and determination has led her to successfully overcome many of her hardships. Hughes uses the mother to express the theme of never giving up. Another subject that is expressed throughout the poem is the oppression of black Americans. Because of Hughes significant usage of diction and imagery, he can further elaborate on the theme he has conveyed. In this short twenty line poem, Hughes highlights

Investigating Father-Son and Mother-Daughter Bonding INTRODUCTION The study that I will be conducting for my Psychology coursework will be on, parental bonding, specifically on mother/daughter and father/son relationships. My question is “Do fathers bond better with their sons rather than their daughters, and do mothers bond better with their daughters rather than sons?” John Bowlby was a psychoanalyst that worked from 1940 to 1080. He had a theory that attachment is innate in both

happens. There are stories and writings of people who never gave up, despite having a very difficult or miserable time. These accounts have been recorded in an article, “The Lost Boys”, a poem, “Mother to Son”, and an illustration. The theme of perseverance is never giving

In the poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Huges and “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden, the poets talk about how the parents are always making sacrifices to make their children’s life a little bit easier. Both of these poems reveal the struggle the parents go through in order to provide for their family. Whenever someone mentions the word “mother”, one always tend to think of a very kind and caring figure who always whishes the best for her children. In the poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Huges

“Mother-Son Bond” The Epic of Gilgamesh and Homer Iliad are intriguing stories that reveals about mother and the heroic sons relationships which consists: support, guidance, and a strong bond. Achilles from the Homer Iliad reveals his feelings of sorrow to his mother: “He raised his hands in prayer to his immortal mother, “Mother”, he cried, “you bore me doomed to live but for a little season; surely Jove, who thunders from Olympus, might have made that little glorious. It is not so

“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

Comparing and Contrasting Hughes's Mother to Son and Wilbur's The Writer Whether life is a steep climb up a shaky stairway or a challenging voyage over rough seas, a parent hopes a child will persevere to the end. In Langston Hughes's poem "Mother to Son" and in Richard Wilbur's poem "The Writer," the poets use the voice of a parent considering a child's future, and both use imagery of struggle and survival to suggest what lies ahead for the child. Although the point of view, context, and language

Comparison of “Mother to Son” and “Harlem (A Dream Deferred)” by Langston Hughes The comparison between two poems are best analyzed through the form and meaning of the pieces. “Mother to Son” and “Harlem (A Dream Deferred)” both written by the profound poet Langston Hughes, depicts many similarities and differences between the poems. Between these two poems the reader can identify his flow of writing through analyzing the form and meaning of each line. Form and meaning are what readers need to