The poem “The Red Son,” by Carl Sandburg, is about motivation, and what it can do to people. Motivation is “to be motivated, by ways of inducement or incentive.” The poem conveys many aspects about motivation, such as where motivation originates and how compelling it is, how strong motivation can be, and how motivation can change a person’s life. Motivation comes from within, and can push someone into action, whether they actually want to or not. No one will do anything unless there is something pushing them from within to do it. An example is the quote “But a fire burns in my heart. Under the ribs where pulses thud and flitting between b....

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