The persona's state of mind at the end of the poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes is illustrated as being a strong, motivated and a fighting mind. The mother tells the boy that until today she's still cliimbing the stairs of life, continuing the fight and that he should not give up because there is no other way to be on top but to move forward. The poem is all about a mother advising her son never to give up on the struggles and hardships that life may throw him. He should never tire of it instead move forward even if it sometimes lead to darkness and even more hardships.
