Review Of ' I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings '

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings was first published in 1969 during a time when autobiographies of women because heavily significant by their exclamation of the significance of women. As a result, Angelou's piece gathered attention from various types of women who could relate to Angelou's journey of sexuality, colour, and the coloured

In Angelou’s memoir I know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she reminisces on her past childhood experiences and memories of growing up in the south. She gives specific examples on how the world was then and how poorly her people were treated. She explains how and what she had to do to overcome various obstacles that crossed into her life and how it affected her in the long run. She also provides many examples of her positive and negative traits growing up and with these, she has learned many life lessons that contributed in developing the herself as an adult.

Maya Angelou is a leader by example, she sets the standard by her actions and the stories she tells teaches the audience a lesson. Majority of her work is to inform us of the past and she wants us to learn from her experiences in life; she is a life teacher. The purpose of this poem was to inform us of the history of our country. The poem is titled “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” and her purpose of writing this is to teach the reader why the caged bird sings. Maya Angelou wants to put the reader in her shoes to get the ultimate experience of racial inequality but instead by taking the role of a caged bird or a free bird.

The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the novel I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. Specifically it will discuss the themes of racism and segregation, and how these strong themes are woven throughout this moving autobiography. Maya Angelou recounts the story of her early life, including the racism and segregation she experiences throughout her formative years. With wit, sincerity, and remarkable talent, Angelou portrays racism as a product of ignorance and prejudice. However, she finds the strength to rise above this crippling condition.

The authors message in this poem is that never ever give up in whatever situation we are in and to express ourselves even though the stronger wants to suppress the weaker. This poem can be considered as the poet’s personal expression. Maya Angelou can be symbolised as the caged bird in the poem. The poet feels like a caged bird because she had no freedom when the African Americans were fighting for equality during the civil rights movement. Maya Angelou is said to have a strong personality as she overcame many adversities and became the famous figure she is

The memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is an autobiography written by Maya Angelou as she grew up in the mid-20th century, where being a black girl and facing racial issues in society, had to overcome many problems that show the larger issue of the time period. I chose this book over the other nineteen memoirs because of the strong recommendations I received from my fellow class mates, and because of my interest in racial issues during the terrible times of segregation. Life was not fair, and Maya Angelou had to face a lot during the 30’s and 40’s in order to try to live a normal lifestyle and become a confident person. Maya shares her story with us to increase our knowledge of racism, prejudice, unequal treatment of women, and sexual

In Maya Angelou’s I Know the Caged Bird Sings (1969), the reader is absorbed into a personal account of her life starting from her childhood to young adulthood during the 1930s and 1940s. From a young age, Maya witnessed the first-hand effects of racism in the South for blacks growing up alongside her brother, Bailey. In the novel, Angelou faces racial discrimination and displacement inside and outside her own community that act as metaphorical cages barring her from the freedom to be her true self.

Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” is an emotional coming of age autobiography set in the nineteen thirties – forties, focusing on her struggle with self-acceptance, insecurities, and prejudices. This journey is vastly explored throughout the United States such as, Arkansas, St. Louis, California, and even outside of the U.S. like Mexico. She travels with her brother to visit different members of their family, with each location having a story to tell. When she is three years old, she and her brother, Bailey, are sent to stamps with their grandmother after their parents got divorced. Notoriously in the South, segregation and racism is omnipresent. Here Maya is brought up by “Mama”, her grandmother. The siblings understandably feel abandoned by their parents after realizing they weren’t dead like they’d coaxed themselves to believe.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a timeline of Maya Angelou’s life, starting at the age of three and including sixteen. In the book she talks about her the hardships she faced in life. Maya Angelou grew up in a society that when African Americans were not accepted. Angelou faced tough situations at a young age, suffering abandonment from her family and being raped by her mothers boyfriend Mr. Freedom. No matter what obstacles she faced she did not let that ever stop her from becoming the person she was meant to become, which is the strong, independent black woman.

In Maya Angelou’s I know why the caged Bird Sings Maya goes from being a very young and sporadic girl to a loving and nurturing mother. Throughout Maya’s life she goes through many trials and tribulations. By finding refuge and strength in her family she surpasses racism, rape, and displacement issues.

Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya shields herself against the confusion of St. Louis by reading fairy-tales and telling herself that she does not intend on staying there anyway. Vivian works in a gambling parlor at night. Maya pities Mr. Freeman because he spends his days at home waiting for Vivian to return. Maya begins sleeping at night with Vivian and Mr. Freeman because she suffers from nightmares. One morning after Vivian has left the bed and the house,

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou contains a plethora of life lessons Maya learned while growing up, some of which that can pertain to my own life. On page 275, Maya states, “I knew her well enough to know that if I committed almost any crime and told her the truth about it she not only wouldn’t disown me but would give me her protection.” This quote is relating to Maya’s mother, who values honesty and considers it to be a desirable quality to have. My own mother has always been nothing but supportive and has made statements similar to Mother in the respect that she will do anything in her power to make sure I have anything I need, so long as I am truthful and tell her the backstory of whatever predicament I encounter. I have

Hate and prejudice. Are they justifiable? The memoir of Maya Angelou, titled, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, attempts to answer this question and many others. This novel focuses on the life of Marguerite Annie Johnson, a girl who lives in Arkansas with her brother, Bailey, their grandmother who goes by Momma, and Uncle Willie. Throughout her life, she struggles with many issues.

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings is a novel by Maya Angelou, where she writes about her childhood and her experiences while growing up. This non-fiction novel illustrates Maya Angelou’s childhood, being tossed around by her parents, and having to experience different cultures. Maya struggles particularly in finding friends, she is reserved, and will only open up to Bailey, her brother. Maya moves a couple of times to different places, which may contribute to her not having friends. The novel revolves around Maya Angelou, Bailey, and her grandmother, evolving through life from being a child to a teenager. This novel is set in the “South”, in America.

In I know Why The Caged Bird Sings written by Maya Angelou, the author shares her experiences she had as a young girl to adulthood in the 1950s and 1960s. She writes from a view of an innocent child and the view of an adult who has learned all too well what it means to be black and oppressed racially and sexually and the loneliness that comes with. Maya Angelous uses a symbol of a caged birds and acts of communion as a way to advance the important themes of freedom and family.