Pursuing the Dream as a Central Idea in Poetry Answers

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How are the central ideas of the two poems similar?

Both poems focus on being the son of a mother who had a hard life.

Both poems use staircases as metaphors for the journey of life.

Both poems focus on mothers who taught their children how to live with courage.

What is the central idea of the poem?

Life is not easy, but there are places along the way for children and parents to rest.

Life is not an easy journey, but children should keep climbing, just like their parents.

Life is not easy, but if it were too easy, children would not listen to their parents.

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