Waltz 1 Natalie Waltz Mrs. Craig English 101 8 September 2013 The Transformation of Marguerite Johnson Mrs. Flowers was a very important reference in the life of the narrator Maya Angelou. “Sister Flowers”‚ taken from her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ relates the beginnings of her road back to the well-being. (27) “In the essay‚ “Sister Flowers” by Maya Angelou‚ Marguerite undergoes an internal transformation from the beginning to the end of the essay. “ Then I
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Annotated Bibliography Bloom‚ Harold. Bloom’s BioCritiques Maya Angelou. Philadelphia: Chelsea House‚ 2002. Print. Bloom’s book gives a little insight into the life‚ writings‚ and style of Maya Angelou’s poems. “She is a passionately sincere poet‚ whose purpose is to inspire her audience to keep going.” The book begins with an autobiography of Maya Angelou then it goes into an original detailed literary critique of some of her most famous poems that Bloom tries to put into a different perspective
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1) Summary of Character Traits <br> a) School smart (Maya is smart. When she moves to San Francisco from Stamps‚ Arkansas‚ she is skipped a grade.) <br> b) Caring sister (she always talks of her devotion to Baily) <br> c) Determined (she wants to get a job with the streetcar company and she keeps bugging them until they finally give her a job) <br> d) Proud (she lives with the junkyard kids instead of going back to her father’s; she slaps Dolores for calling her mother a whore) <br>2)
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Maya Angelou’s turbulent experiences through late childhood and adolescence transformed into an almost positive force in her adult life as they helped enlighten‚ inspire‚ motivate and shape her very being. They provided her with the vehement fuel that drives her achingly powerful words and allowed her the knowledge and wisdom that led to self-discovery (finding one’s inner self) and eventually knowledge of self (understanding one’s inner self)‚ two endeavors that most of humanity is never able or
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Simone Taylor Mrs. Vorkapich American Literature 24 February 2015 Maya Angelou “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refused to be reduced by it.” This quote by Maya Angelou gives women insight on how to overcome difficult situations in their lives. Maya Angelou is known for women empowerment and feminism. Some of her most famous works including phenomenal women teaches many women how to love themselves the way they are. Within her most famous autobiography I know why the Caged Bird Sings
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In the autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ the main character Marguerite Johnson‚ is influenced by a preponderance of characters including Bailey Jr. ‚ Momma Henderson‚ and Mrs. Bertha Flowers. One of the primary influences is her older brother‚ Bailey Jr.. Momma‚ or Annie Henderson‚ the parental grandmother‚ also plays an important role for Maya. Additionally‚ Mrs. Flowers‚ the black aristocrat of Stamps‚ saves Maya during an especially difficult time. All in all‚ these three characters
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The world today with its racism‚ corruption‚ and discrimination‚ is lucky to have such an inspirational author as Maya Angelou. In her works of poetry‚ drama and memoir‚ she describes the imperfections and perversions of humanity‚ men‚ women‚ black‚ and white with an unrelenting and sometimes jarring candor. In her first autobiography‚ "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"‚ she describes her own experiences as a Black African American girl growing up in the deep south of Stamps‚ Arkansas. James Baldwin
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The Journey through Maya Angelou’s Life In the documentary Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise talks about the late dancer‚ singer‚ poet‚ activist‚ writer and actress. Released on June 7th‚ 2016‚ Directed by Rite Coburn Whack and Bob Hercules who were able to show footage that was never shown to the public. The biography and historical documentary talks about her upbringing in the depression-era south and everything else throughout her lifetime. The film included old clips of her speaking poetry or even
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literary element that the author exhibits in the poem is simile. The first example of simile is found in line 7 when the author says “‘cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells.” The author is comparing her walking by stating it’s like an oil well. Trying to interpret it the author is saying that she is no longer going to be afraid to walk around being who she is. Like an oil well which can symbolize wealth or money‚ she will rise up and walk around being confident in who she is not letting anyone bring her
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her time.Her poem talks about how African Americans had no freedom and couldn’t have that many opportunities as whites did.She refers the caged bird to to African Americans because the caged bird couldn’t fly around like a free bird.Such as how African Americans couldn’t do much like they couldn’t ride the bus‚ they couldn’t have good jobs they had to live in poor neighborhoods that were very corrupted.And whites could go wherever they want without being judged or kicked out of places‚they had great
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