In Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ there are multiple role models who help Maya through her hardships. Momma‚ Mrs. Flowers and Miss. Kirwin impacted her by their actions. Momma remains tranquil and patient during the difficult times of being downgraded because of their race. Mrs. Flowers helps Maya out of her silence‚ giving Maya another opportunity to be herself again. Maya’s favorite teacher‚ Miss. Kirwin respects her without judgements. These three women allow Maya to view her
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in St. Louis‚ Missouri‚ and she was a writer and civil rights activist known for her 1969 memoir‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird. For Maya‚ her poem made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman. The poignant work also made Angelou an international star.In 1971‚ Angelou published the Pulitzer Prize-nominated poetry collection Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water Fore I Die. She later wrote the poem "On the Pulse of Morning"—one of her most famous works which she recited
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“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” is the story about Maya angelou’s traumatic experiences that include hardships and changes that she went trough. In Maya Angelou’s‚”I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚” she is able to use the theme of racial segregation through the use of literary elements of imagery‚ characterization‚ and setting. Maya Angelou wrote many books‚ but her most famous was‚ “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚”. This story is an autobiography about how when Maya was seven years old she was
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The subject is African American life. Around the middle of the fourth book I realized that what Angelou intends is to pose the difficult experienced life that she has led as a framework upon which to hang a celebration and a defense of black American people as a whole. And when regarded in this way‚ as apologetic writing rather
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and worked for years as a civil rights activist. Also‚ in the 60 ’s she worked and traveled to Africa as a journalist and teacher‚ and helped with several African independence movements. In 1970‚ Maya wrote and published her own book‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ which was nominated for a Pulitzer
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neither of us wanted to ask. Why did they send us away? and What did we do so wrong? So wrong?” (Angelou 53). This introduction of self-doubt and feelings of alienation are what set up the opportunity for future tragedies and painful events in Maya’s life. One of these tragedies that occur is the molestation and rape of Maya by Mr. Freeman. Because of the fact that Maya is in a place of darkness and confusion in her life because of the new environment that she I thrust into‚ her need for love
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man’ is written by Maya Angelou‚ whose first novel was an autobiography of her varied life‚ (activist‚ singer‚ waitress‚ dancer etc.) called ’I know why the caged bird sings’. She has written two collections of prose‚ ’Wouldn’t take nothing for my journey now’ and ’Even the stars look lonesome’. Angelou has written several famous poems‚ including ’Still I rise’ and ’On the pulse of the morning’ for the inaugeration of President Clinton. Maya Angelou now has a lifetime appointment as Professor
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In “I know Why the Caged Bird Sings” Maya Angelou writes about her life from the ages 3 to 16 years old. Angelou writes about her experiences with her mom in part of her autobiography. Vivian Baxter‚ Angelou’s mother‚ despite not being there for most of her childhood‚ she is a major influence to Angelou. Vivian is a young woman who works hard and learns from her life experiences. Vivian Baxter is a strong resilient individual because she has insight‚ that prevents her from making brash decisions
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were born out of tragedy‚ her life was full of triumph. Maya became a riveting storyteller because of three influences: her grandmother; a sexual assault; and a mentor named Bertha Flowers. Maya’s grandmother was her biggest childhood influence . “I saw only
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in Stamps‚ Arkansas where her grandmother ran a general store. Angelou has acted and written several plays‚ poems‚ and a six-part autobiography “I Know Why the caged Bird Sings” making her one of this country’s foremost black writers. In this story Angelou tells about how her grandmother (momma) triumphs over a pack of taunting neighborhood children. I feel very strongly about this particular piece given the time set and the way black people were treated by the whites‚ and how without harsh words
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