Question

What is the theme the author tries to convey through the speaker? Why

Mother to Son by Langston Hughes 

Well, son, I’ll tell you:Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

It’s had tacks in it,

And splinters,

And boards torn up,

And places with no carpet on the floor—

Bare.

But all the time

I’se been a-climbin’ on,

And reachin’ landin’s,

And turnin’ corners,

And sometimes goin’ in the dark

Where there ain't no light.

So boy, don’t you turn back.

Don’t you set down on the steps

’Cause you find it’s kinder hard.

Don’t you fall now—

For I’se still goin’, honey,

I’se still climbin’,

And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

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Answer 1

The term theme can be defined as the underlying meaning of a story. It is the message the writer is trying to convey through the story.