Life is not fair and will never be fair. For the blacks living during the 1940s, the injustice was sent in the form of racial prejudice. A stigma that attaches itself to the person since birth, but not everyone realizes the labels attached to them, especially children. In the narrative “Graduation,” by Maya Angelou, the author narrates her graduation from her past naive and ignorant self into the Negro race by using imageries, juxtaposition, and similes.
Throughout the narrative, Angelou uses vivid imagery to describe her preparation for graduation in order to let the readers see the world through her point of view. Her graduation dress is the focus of much attention during the preparation for her ceremony. “The butter-yellow pique dress… [with]
Throughout the narrative, Angelou uses vivid imagery to describe her preparation for graduation in order to let the readers see the world through her point of view. Her graduation dress is the focus of much attention during the preparation for her ceremony. “The butter-yellow pique dress… [with]