The book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou is a autobiography of the early 17 years of Maya Angelou’s life. In the book Maya Angelou is Marguerite. Maya and her family encounter many different social issues for being an African American family living in the small town of Stamps, Arkansas. Although many book are inspiring nevertheless I know why the caged bird sings is the most inspiring book because she survived being a person of color,moving forward from being raped multiple times ,and finishing high school while pregnant Maya angelou conquered the impossible. Maya’s parents divorce and she and her brother Bailey are sent to Stamps, Arkansas go live with her grandmother at the age of three. Maya and her brother Bailey feel rejected and abandoned by their parents because they are not able to be with them. In the 1930s, Arkansas was a segregated
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Louis, Missouri.Her mother Vivian worked at a gambling parlors.Maya’s mother Vivian lives with her boyfriend Mr.Freeman .One day while Vivian was at work Mr.Freeman sexually molests and rapes her.When Vivian finds out she decide to take Mr.Freeman to court .After this Mr.freeman is murdered (we don’t know who did it ).Maya feels guilt and embarrassed of being sexually abused and she also feels responsibility for the death of Mr.Freeman(she is really young to understand)."At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice”(243) Maya moves back with her grandmother after her mother family thought she was being disrespectful(because she did not want to talk to them ) .Maya is then introduced to Mrs. Bertha Flowers who tells her to read “works of literature out loud”.She gaves her books that well help her.Maya then starts attend church gain that self confidence .With the books she learned how to express her pain
Louis, Missouri.Her mother Vivian worked at a gambling parlors.Maya’s mother Vivian lives with her boyfriend Mr.Freeman .One day while Vivian was at work Mr.Freeman sexually molests and rapes her.When Vivian finds out she decide to take Mr.Freeman to court .After this Mr.freeman is murdered (we don’t know who did it ).Maya feels guilt and embarrassed of being sexually abused and she also feels responsibility for the death of Mr.Freeman(she is really young to understand)."At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice”(243) Maya moves back with her grandmother after her mother family thought she was being disrespectful(because she did not want to talk to them ) .Maya is then introduced to Mrs. Bertha Flowers who tells her to read “works of literature out loud”.She gaves her books that well help her.Maya then starts attend church gain that self confidence .With the books she learned how to express her pain