In "Mother to Son," how does Langston Hughes use the image of a person climbing a broken staircase? A. as an allusion to a famou
s 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
