Character Analysis of Annie Henderson (Momma) In Maya Angelou’s autobiography‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ the reader is introduced to a vast ensemble of complex characters. Each character has a tremendous impact on Maya Angelou’s life. One character who not only has great weight in Maya’s life‚ but is also one of the most beloved and admired characters is Annie Henderson‚ Maya’s paternal grandmother. She is defined by an unshakable faith in God‚ her loyalty to her community‚ and a deep
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scapegoat. This causes her Uncle Willie to hide in a potato bin even though he is innocent. In chapter blank‚ Marguerite watches three white girls mock Momma and she feels anger towards their cruelty and unfairness. As Momma finds her crying in anger‚ this is the first time she felt the need to defy the white people and fight against them. This encounter foreshadows Marguerite’s future acts of defiance against white people‚ as the English settlers defied their kind and moves to America. Marguerite’s
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known as Momma. As we follow Angelou’s coming-of-age story living back and forth between her divorced parents and Momma in Stamps‚ Arkansas‚ Momma unfolds to us as being strong on the inside without having to use words to convey her power. Facebook’s CEO and founder‚ Mark Zuckerberg‚ also shows that quiet people can be successful. These two strong figures prove that the quietest people can often be the most powerful. During the Jim Crow era‚ racism was normalized and happened
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complex and deep to just be categorized as a story about “bad-mannered children & racism.” Angelou goes into detail about the way Momma carried herself on a day to day basis‚ and then shows the outcome of the situation at hand; which shows dignity and integrity. In the beginning‚ Momma’s character is portrayed as a hard‚ rigid woman. Even in the “bitterest of winter”‚ Momma would make her grandchildren wash every single inch of their body. She would even pull the quilts off the children’s feet once
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Hey there my name is Sofie I am 8 years old‚ before the holocaust started I lived in Kaunas‚ Lithuania. I remember the day that my family and I were taken‚ I had just gotten to the dining table and started eating breakfast momma made all of my favorites that morning because it was the day before my birthday it is what she does every year. Two men who looked like soldiers knocked on the door papa invited them in and offered them breakfast‚ the politely declined and told us that we need to pack one
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Marguerite Johnson’s life and development. Marguerite had three women in her life that educated and provided her with useful skills‚ information‚ security‚ religion and love. Momma‚ Mrs. Flowers‚ and Ma’ Dear are mother figures in Marguerite’s life who provide her with the necessities and strength to help her through life‚ Momma taught Marguerite about religion and cleanliness and was a good role model when it came to being strong and powerful‚ Mrs. Flowers introduced and provided Marguerite with literature
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about an African American Family that have 3 family members; Dee‚ Maggie‚ and Momma Johnson. Dee is a girl that tents to hide her notionally with her educational and high class. Maggie is humble girl that has burn scares of the fire her and Momma went thought. She is afraid to go out in life cause she is not pretty enough like the rest. Momma Johnson is a
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the one on the roof Yo momma so fat she sued xbox 360 for guessing her weight yo mama so fat that she dont need the internet she’s already world wide Yo mama so fat that when I ran out of gas trying to drive around her. yo mama so fat that she gave draclua diabeties Your mama so fat‚ when she twerk‚ she became a wrecking ball. Yo mama so fat shes on both sides of the family Yo mama so fat‚ everytime she walks she does the harlem shake Yo Momma so fat‚ I bumped into her
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like Momma were illiterate. She considered people like Momma ignorant and beneath Sister Flowers; she couldn’t imagine Momma or Sister Flowers having anything in common‚ none the less anything to talk about with each other. Marguerite recounts the interactions between her grandmother and Mrs. Flowers‚ and notices the minute mistakes Momma makes‚ “Most often when she passed on the road in front of the Store‚ she spoke to Momma in that soft yet carrying voice‚ “Good day‚ Mrs. Henderson.” Momma responded
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“powhitetrash” children‚ disrespected Momma. When Marguerite was ten-years-old‚ three “powhitetrash” children approached the Store. As they walked closer‚ Momma told her to head inside. The children mocked Momma by imitating all her body gestures and stance. They also referred to Momma by her first name‚ which was very disrespectful considering the fact that she was an elder. Marguerite showed more anger towards the situation than Momma did. Marguerite wanted Momma to fight back. Even though the poor
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