Patriotism By Maya Angelou Analysis

The story of America is a brutal mess. From leaving the home country of Great Britain to moving and creating a whole new life in the newly discovered world. This country has changed from the beginning of the original thirteen colonies, but some see it as the same. Patriotism. A weird word to say, for me at least, about the brutal country. People use the word patriotism as an excuse to be crazy. A patriot is someone who takes pride in the nation they call the United States of America. Unfortunately, many people wrap themselves in patriotism, but act unpatriotic by discriminating against people that are not like them. Patriotism is shown through multiple ways. One being through riots. If you notice that the word riot is in the word patriotism. We the people have the right to freedom of speech, according to the constitution. Also in the constitution, and my second point, we have the right to bear arms. Which means we have the right to have guns. Some people put these together and think patriotism is all about revolution, even now against our government. One of the …show more content…
They didn 't get to vote until the the 1920ʻs, but in many ways still aren 't considered equal. A lot like the memoir that was written by Maya Angelou. Angelou wrote about how she was living with her grandmother and then gets the chance to live with her mother in other town. Her mother live on the other side of an American town. When they drove through the town they stopped for food, when walking around town Angelou noticed all the awful looks she kept receiving. To be honest that is not patriotism at all. Regardless, my life isn 't any more perfect than anyone else. Everyone goes through a dark time. So when asked am I considered an insider or an outsider I look at in a different prospective. I would say I am an outsider who is an American citizen who feels like they don 't belong here. My status is human. In my mind, a status is just a label put on people who are