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Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Johnson, is probably the most well-known poet of the past generation. Angelou was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and lived in Long Beach, California, but primarily grew up in Stamps, Arkansas, where she was raised by her grandmother (Biography, no p.). At an early age, Angelou already faced many hardships, including being sexually abused by her mother’s boyfriend, which rendered her mute for a portion of her childhood. Angelou used her life’s experiences, along with…

Maya Angelou writes I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings to inform the reader about how rough growing up as a “Unattractive” black child was. She writes the book using the themes of family, race to appearance, and the resistance toward racism that is shown multiple different time. She also uses multiple different symbols throughout the story like the store or the easter dress that her “Momma” makes her to support her themes. Maya supports her themes with the beautiful, intense writing styles that…

Maya Angelou, born April 4, 1928 in Missouri, was a Civil Rights poet and activist and was an inspiration to many. Maya Angelou served as a voice during the Civil Rights Movement as she showed the brutality of racism, highlighted in her poem, “Still I Rise.” “Still I Rise” is written towards the white oppressors as Maya shows her defiance in overcoming their oppression and speaking up for a change. Maya Angelou lived an eventful life that inspired the themes of many of her poems. Maya Angelou…

The autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings works by singer, poet, writer, and actress Maya Angelou, it is one of the most widely read and taught book by an African American woman. The title of the book comes from Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem, "Sympathy." The connection of the poem with the novel is where a little persistence bird (Marguerite) struggles against the bars of the cage life barriers , but she gets up, she rises and pushes forward. Although I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings covers…

Still I Rise is one of 32 poems that Maya Angelou wrote in her book And Still I Rise. When I saw first saw the title of the poem I was immediately interested and reading it was inspirational, so I decided to write my art critique on it. I choose this poem because I could relate to it because no matter what happens in my life I always keep positive and know better days are ahead. I like this poem because it focuses on a hopeful determination to rise above difficulty and discouragement. Still I…

Maya Angelou was an inspiring person to many people. Maya was a poet, a writer, and many other things. Maya is known for her poems, books and life. Maya Angelou, birth name, Marguerite Annie Johnson was born on the 4th of April in 1928. Maya was her childhood name. Maya was born in St Louis, Missouri and her parents were Vivian Johnson and Bailey Johnson. Maya’s parents were divorced when Maya was three. Maya’s brother is Bailey Johnson Jr. and he gave Maya her nickname. Maya lived with her…

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, is the autobiography of a character named Marguerite, later known as Maya Angelou. The book takes the reader to Maya’s arrival in Stamps, Arkansas. Through the writer’s vivid portrayals of events, the reader experiences Maya’s insecurity, her love of family, her experiences which were so important in her growing up, and her visits to her mother and father. On one of these visits to her mother’s, Maya is assaulted by her mother’s boyfriend. The…

Maya Angelou demonstrates that the human spirit is powerful. One in her famous collection of poems, “Still I rise” is a great example. It conveys the idea that no matter the situation, from oppression of race and sex to the chained up history of her past, her spirits continues to stay strong. Using her experience and simple but powerful words, she expresses the power of the human spirit to all audiences. At the start of the poem, Angelou creates an atmosphere of gloom and sadness with sinister…

In the book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou people call others by different names. Names can be a sign of respect, be accepting, can be insulting, or be embarrassing. We'll focus on the first three for this. Did you know that saying “Stick and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” well in this story it’s something else. First off names can be a sign of respect. During the period of the book it was required by all blacks to address the whites by…

Maya Angelou is one of the most famous African-American women figures. Many well known writers and people inspired Angelou to write some of her most famous pieces of work, also inspired her to get involved in the civil rights movement. Angelou has many famous works, however she is very well-known for: I know why the Caged Bird Sings. In that autobiography, Angelou pours out the first seventeen years of her life, then writes about her years following in another. Maya Angelou is a well known…