The Essential Question for this unit is "How can life experiences shape our values?" In the poem, "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes, the narrator shares her experience and gives some advice to her son. Explain what you think the mother's life experiences have been, and then explain what she appears to value as a result. How can you tell? Use textual evidence from the poem to support your claim.

Explanation:

a girl was walking home one day from school. She was planning on rehearsing for the latest upcoming talent show that will be premiering on friday. She is really nervous but shes been practicing for weeks now and finally she feels like she has it all covered. Once she got home she saw her mother on the floor, she was crying hysterically while holding a picture of a man. She leaned over her mom's shoulders and asked her who is that man, the mother replied in a shakily tone; "he is your father", the girl backed up slightly in shock and bolted to her room while slamming the door. She laid in bed crying, awaiting the surprise of it being a joke.