A Reading of Mother to Son by Langston Hughes

Patricia Melcher

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Description

In this reading of Mother to Son, I assume the role of a narrator, a southern black woman, giving advice to her son. My voice is firm yet reassuring and captures the hardships the narrator has faced in her life and the hope she now has for her son.

Language

English

Voice Age

Middle Aged (35-54)

Accents

North American (US South)

Transcript

Note: Transcripts are generated using speech recognition software and may contain errors.
Mother to Son by Langston Hughes. Well, sad, I'll tell you, life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tax and and splinters and boards torn up and places with no carpet on the floor there. But all the time I've been a climate own and region Landon's and turning corners and sometimes going in the dark Where there in Bendel light. So, boy, don't you turn back. Don't you sat down on the steps because you find it's kind of hard Don't you fall now but I still go on, honey, I still climbing and life for me and Ben no crystal stair.