"Mother to Son"

Authors Note: This is a context and word choice response on "Mother to Son".

In the poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes we encounter the tender words of a women  speaking words of encouragement to her son . "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." This is the main metaphor and message through out the poem. That message; stay strong. The author wanted the readers to read this and feel as though they are able to make it through the hard times. The authors tone is easy to pick up in this poem. He is trying to tell us that mother is fighter and no matter how hard her life was she got through it, and as a mother she wants to see her son do the same.