Essays Tagged: "mother to son"

Langston Hughes and Robert Frost as Role Models.

"The Road Not Taken" and "Mother to Son" are both parables meant to teach lessons already learned by the experienced narrators ... ill make "all the difference."Langston Hughes makes use of an extended metaphor, the staircase, in "Mother to Son." There are a multitude of possibilities as to what lies at the top of the staircase. ... he goals of the blacks. This could, for example, be a successful life.The narrator in the poem is a mother. She describes to her son that no matter what obstacles come in her way, she keeps climbing t ...

(4 pages) 45 0 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

This essay compares and contrasts two poems," Mending Wall" by Robert Frost, and "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes. Very useful if assigned to compare and contrast two poems.

The poems " Mending Wall" by Robert Frost, and "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes are very similar in many ways, and yet very different in others. " ... are very similar in many ways, and yet very different in others. "Mother to Son" is written from a mother telling her son that life isn't easy and not to give up. "Mending Wall" is about a man fixing ... d.The subject of "Mending Wall" is about two neighbors who are fixing a wall that has holes in it. "Mother to Son" has a very different subject; a mother teaching her son about life and to never give ...

(2 pages) 154 0 4.5 Jan/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Comparison and contrast of "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes and "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost

Lessons In LifeWhen comparing "Mother To Son" with "Mending Wall" the message given is that with hard work, either manual or emotio ... g Wall" the message given is that with hard work, either manual or emotional life gives rewards.In "Mother To Son" the mother wants to pass her knowledge of life to him, that nothing is free and with ... o him, that nothing is free and with hard work you will receive the feeling of accomplishments. The mother speaks of her hardships in life, but even with those she has always had hope. Even during the ...

(2 pages) 124 1 3.2 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Analysis of Langston Hughes.

the magnificence of the Harlem Renaissance. This idea is evident in almost all his poems including "Mother to Son". This poem not only shows a relationship between a mother and a son, but also illustr ... mother and a son, but also illustrates a connection between Langston Hughes and African-Americans."Mother to Son" is the obvious poem about a mother giving advice to her son. The poem starts out with ...

(4 pages) 149 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Mother to Son by Langston Hughes

"Mother to Son""Mother to Son", published in 1922 by Langston Hughes, was one of the most famous poem ... racism, discrimination, and slavery. Therefore, this poem is not only words of encouragement from a mother to a son, but also words of encouragement to the entire African American community. This poem ... elt by all and that they were not alone in the struggle. Hughes wrote this from the standpoint of a mother encouraging her son to keep going no matter what hardships he may experience. She explained t ...

(3 pages) 132 0 2.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Don't Give up ("Dealth Of a Salesman" vs. "Mother to Son")

ys a friend there to encourage that person to keep on going. Similarly, in Langston Hughes's poem, "Mother to Son", one can see a passionate aspect of a loving relationship of family going through dif ... arents are usually set as an idol for their child as to not giving up on life. This can be seen in "Mothers to Son", for which the mother explains to her son that her life had not been fancy or easy, ...

(4 pages) 18 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Mother to Son

Life for me ain't been no crystal stair" (Hughes, line 2). This quote is derived from the poem Mother to son by Langston Hughes Throughout this poem; Hughes uses metaphors and implications to sen ... t settle for less than what life has got to offer. The last meaning is to succeed in life. The poem Mother to Son is a powerful piece of literature that explores the concept of physical and mental str ...

(4 pages) 65 0 5.0 May/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Future career

Future Career Every person thinks a lot about his future and admits that hard work lies ahead."Mother to Son…"Young people claim that they are willing to make the sacrifices needed to reac ...

(4 pages) 50 0 5.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

"Mother To Son"

"Mother to Son" Langston Hughes, a prolific and well-known author, has published several books over a ... first poem in High school. He was also a famous writer during the Harlem Renaissance. In the Poem "Mother to Son," Hughes relates a stair case as a metaphor for life to emphasize the vivid diction of ... the vivid diction of the words expressed in this poem to bring out the theme.Hughes begins with his mother telling her son about her struggles and hardships throughout her life. In lines 1-6, the auth ...

(2 pages) 48 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Cross Genre- Mother To Son And The Bean Trees

e are quite common. The excerpt from the novel The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver, and the poem "Mother to Son", by Langston Huges, both demonstrate the idea of life's inevitable hardships an ... o help convey the controlling idea of hardships and misfortune in this excerpt.Similarly, the poem "Mother to Son", by Langston Huges, exhibits many references to hardships and misfortune in peo ...

(3 pages) 8 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

An Explication Of Langston Hughes' "Mother To Son"

An Explication of Langston Hughes' "Mother to Son" Langston Hughes once stated in his own words that his whole purpose for writing was, ... e purpose for writing was, "to explain and illuminate the Negro condition in America." In the poem "Mother to Son", he denotes his belief on racism in America. In "Mother to Son", a mother is giving a ... n what she had. Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri in 1902. He lived with his grandmother for most of her life but often stayed with his mother in Cleveland, Ohio. He grew up in pover ...

(5 pages) 70 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

The life and Times of Poet & Novelist Langston Hughes

the Lincoln Illinois grammar school (Bloom). Than Langston Hughes moved to Cleveland, Ohio with his mother and stepfather. Than he went to city's Central high school where Hughes really got in to poet ... oice in the society and he came out with powerful and impact poems like "Beggar Boy," "Negro" and " Mother to Son" to name a few. After his booming start Langston Hughes became real popular in the Afr ...

(9 pages) 42 0 5.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Princess Diana

yal weddings and she became Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales. The following year she became mother of Prince William and two years later she became the mother to son Prince Harry. In December, ...

(6 pages) 30 0 0.0 May/2010

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies