Mother to Son is a poem in which cultural, physical, or geographical surroundings shape psychological or moral traits in a character. Write a well-organized paragraph in which you analyze how surroundings affect this character and illuminate the meaning of the work as a whole.
p=how do the surroundings affect this character
ev=how do you know this? where in text do you see this?
ex=why is it important?
l=illuminate the meaning of the work as a whole