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African-American Hardships in "Mother to Son"
Summary: Langston Hughes wrote his poem "Mother to Son" during the Harlem Renaissance era of the 1960s when the movement for black American civil rights was strong. The poems details the injustice blacks faced and provided inspiration that the battle for civil rights would be won.
The poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes was written during the Harlem Renaissance. The poem presents an optimistic message to African Americans that after everything that they have been through there can be no giving up or turning back. The poem was written during a time when black Americans were speaking out for civil rights. There was a strong need for equality because the whites displayed a superior attitude towards them.
Langston Hughes like other writers and poets during the Harlem Renaissance related his poems to the things that were occurring around him and was able to capture all the elements to invoke the reader. He captured the excitement and the theme of the Harlem Renaissance. The poem "Mother to Son" reflects life.
The poem "Mother to Son" is about a mother speaking to her son about the difficulties in her life. The dramatic monologue is an...
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