Mother to son

LEARNING OUTCOMES

 1.Read and comprehend the poem. 2.Understand difficult words. 3.Understand the theme. 4.Understand the relationship between mother and son. 

 SHORT SUMMARY 

Mother to Son” is a poem by Langston Hughes. It was first published in 1922 in The Crisis, a magazine dedicated to promoting civil rights in the United States, and was later collected in Hughes’s first book The Weary Blues (1926). The poem describes the difficulties that Black people face in a racist society, alluding to the many obstacles and dangers that racism throws in their way—obstacles and dangers that white people don’t have to face. At the same time, the poem argues that Black people can overcome these difficulties through persistence, resilience, and mutual support.

 QUESTIONS 

 1.What is the title of the piem? 2.Who is the author? 

3.What is the theme of the poem? 4.Who are the main characters?