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In "Mother to Son," how does Langston Hughes use the image of a person climbing a broken staircase? A. as an allusion to a famous fairy tale about a princess who must escape hardship by climbing steps B. as the resolution to the conflict faced by the speaker, whose life has been difficult C. as a metaphor for the poem's main idea that a person should keep trying in difficult circumstances D. as a simile that compares the relationship the speaker has with her son to the staircase

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The correct answer is : C. as a metaphor for the poem's main idea that a person should keep trying in difficult circumstances

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