Question

Which is the most interesting phrase in the poem "Mother to son"? Why?

Answer 1

"He should try not to fall because his mother is still going, still climbing, and her life “ain’t been no crystal stair.”

Answer 2

"Life for me ain’t crystal stair" is the most interesting phrase of the poem "Mother to son".

Explanation:

• Langston Hughes is the author of the poem “Mother to son” who is a "famous American poet and columnist". In this poem, a mother advises her son about the challenges in life and how to handle them.

• She compares her life to a "ragged staircase containing gaps, splinters". Life had never been crystal stair to her. She encourages her son to have strong ability and optimism to face the obstacles in life.

• Life is full of challenges, tests, struggles. In spite of all these, we need to have resilience, patience, determination and hope to cross the hurdles.