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    as well as her guardian and grandmother‚ Annie Henderson to whom Maya and Bailey refer as "Momma". Though later in her preteen and adolescent years‚ Maya finds refuge in the strength and intelligence of Ms. Bertha Flowers and in high school Maya grows to respect and admire a teacher‚ Miss Kirwin‚ except for the sporadic presence of Maya’s Mother‚ Vivian Baxter‚ Maya most heavily depends on Bailey‚ Momma Henderson‚ and Ms. Flowers for guidance in her childhood years. First and foremost‚ Maya adheres

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    Maya Angelou Cleanliness

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    Momma convinced us that cleanliness was next to Godliness.” Throughout “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”‚ Maya Angelou expresses motif of cleanliness both figuratively and literally. By definition‚ the word Literally is an adjective that means “actually‚ without exaggeration.” In best usage‚ it is used when you are speaking about something that actually happened or when you are speaking about something in an exact sense. Figuratively is also an adjective‚ but its meaning is quite different from

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    Finally‚ Grandmother Henderson was Ms. Angelou’s North Star when she was lost in the game of life. Momma Henderson raised Maya‚ nourished‚ and cherished every moment with her. Momma Henderson brought Maya to know how to respect herself and that it is a huge part of her life. Maya knew that Momma Henderson was her mentor and only strived to give her the best. Maya was taught her religious aspects by Momma Henderson as well‚ and her religion helped guide her throughout her trials and tribulations. The

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    The overall theme in this story revolves around the idea of someone’s natural heritage. Dee chooses to be called by Wangeroo. Upon being asked what happened to her old name by Momma‚ Wangaroo says‚ "She’s dead...I couldn’t bear it any longer‚ being named after the people who oppress me". Dee (or Wangaroo) believes that because she is black she must change her name to something more orthodox in order to save her heritage. She chooses

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    In reading bell hooks’ opinion about sexism and misogyny I had to admit to myself that I had no idea what she meant by sexism and misogyny. So‚ to accurately know what she was referring to‚ I looked them up on the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. For the word sexism‚ I found there were two meanings that support hooks’ ideas: 1: prejudice or discrimination based on sex; especially: discrimination against women and 2: behavior‚ conditions‚ or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based

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    Airwrecka Monologue

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    tha shoulder n’ shit. "How’s mah baby sis bustin?" "I ain’t no funky-ass baby‚ I’m 16 nigga. Jizzo‚ you only a year olda than me!" laughed Airwrecka yo. Ho momma was chillin up in tha recliner up in tha livin room‚ n’ Airwrecka asked‚ "Yo momma‚ can we go git mah permit?" "Let me git all yo’ papers up in order‚ n’ we can go tomorrow‚" ho momma replied. Y’all KNOW dat shit‚ muthafucka! For ho birthday‚ Airwrecka went up fo’ dinner all up in Denny’s. Da next day‚ Airwrecka raised up n’ stumbled outta

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    subsequently in California during the 1940s. when Maya is only three her parents divorce and ship Maya and her older brother‚ Bailey‚ to live with their paternal grandmother‚ Annie Henderson‚ in rural Stamps‚ Arkansas. Annie‚ who Maya and Bailey call Momma‚ runs the only store in the black section of Stamps and becomes the central moral figure in Maya’s childhood. It is actually interesting how much clout she has in the town for a black woman. In this novel you really get to see how bad racism once

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    handsome one‚ but he has a coldness in his eyes. He unchained me from the bed‚ but kept me to the wall with a chain around my ankle. ¨Momma will be in here to check how healthy you are. Do you remember your name?¨ The man said to me ¨No¨ I replied ¨Good‚ you are now called Ana. You can call me Alako. Be good for Momma or you will suffer¨ Just as Alako is leaving‚ Momma walks in dressed in all white. She looks at me with the eyes of the devil. Examining each and

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    the 1940’s. Maya’s parents divorced when she was three years old. Her older brother‚ Bailey and Maya were sent to Stamps‚ Arkansas to live with their grandmother‚ Anne Henderson. Anne‚ whom they called Momma‚ ran the only general store in the black section of Stamps‚ Arkansas. Momma became a strong moral female figure in Maya’s childhood. Maya struggled with being rejected by her parents. Maya found herself troubled by her opinion that she would never measure up to the white girls in Stamps

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