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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings According to Willard Scott, “Positive Feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics, warts and all; and, from belonging to a family that accepts you without question.” Maya Angelou illustrates this in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, an autobiography on herself. It illustrates Maya Angelou’s struggles of accepting herself because of some cruel experiences in her life. Maya was an African American girl

my peers, my family, and above all my own conscious mind. My first alteration came when I was in sixth grade and came in the form of an 80 pound boy named, Jacob Contos. One day our teacher, Mrs. Smith said “The day isn’t over until the fat lady sings.” Jacob then replied, “Ollecka, start singing.” My face turned pale white and I bolted out of the room. I had never considered myself to be any different from anybody else until that day. Sure, I was bigger than most people my age, but I never considered

In Maya Angelou’s novel I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings the main character Maya Angelou struggles with her identity through out the novel. She first started to question her identity after Mr. Freeman raped her. Another time in the novel she questioned her identity was during the barbeque at the bathroom because she did not know which bathroom to use. The last time that she questioned her identity in the novel was when she questioned her sexual identity because she did not know if she was heterosexual

Our Language, Thoughts and Actions Transformed Our speech and communication has an affect on our actions, and in turn, our actions have an impact on our conversation. In Maya Angelou’s “Graduation”, we see this very concept take place in the second half of her story. For most of us, day after day, we experience situations where our language or actions are affected by the other. In my life, I have gone through some things that have affected me emotionally. Emotions can be thoughts and actions. I

A girl has people saying mean things about her. The bullies are trying to push her down and make her miserable but she realizes that she is in control of her own life and no one can push her down. People will try to knock others down, but everyone is in control of his or her life. This idea can be seen throughout both poems using literary devices. “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley and “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou, both convey the message that everybody is in control of his or her life and do

“The necklace” was written in French and published in a French newspaper in 1884. Maupassant wrote the short story about a young married women, who is a fantasist, certain that she should be living a complete different lifestyle. Regardless of the period it was written, portrays Matilde as being a jealous egotist who lives her life through self-delusion and self-pity which are all timeless and universal themes. The presentation of women is very particular, if you weren’t a rich women you wouldn’t

“Hello Martin” The Fat Lady laughed as she pushed the Stop button to the elevator. Martin’s heart sank. He started to sweat and shake his head. The Fat Lady eyed his trembling face and made a concerned expression. “Are you scared?” She laughed once more “Why?” “Well,” He answered, shaking “You did follow me around all week and you did stop the elevator in the middle of the floors.” He faded off. “Oh, I’m so sorry! I only had to make sure that we were alone, and even better, immobilized so you couldn’t

Perseverance “People will hate you, rate you, shake you, and break you but it’s not where you start, it’s how strong you are in the end.”~Unknown The quote is telling the reader that no matter what is going on in life, it does not matter as long as you end strong. Dictionary defines perseverance as “Doing something difficult in achieving success.” An synonym is “Countenance” An antonym is “Discontinuation” The common purpose is perseverance. Perseverance is important to literature by how the characters

A Call to Arms Maya Angelou’s autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”, reveal to the world her personal struggles, conviction, and dedication, all of which inspire and enrage every reader in different ways. Marguerite (Maya) Johnson was born in 1928, the height of segregation in the U.S. Her book tells of the continuous struggles and prejudices that she, along with her race, faced through her life, including her childhood rape, family issues, and the constant theme of discrimination of

was something new that came about and through time has affected a numerous amount of people in America. Not only has it impacted people’s lives, but it has created a stigma against other cultures. Maya Angelou the author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings recounts what she went through in her life-time and how she overcame racism through the different surroundings she was exposed to, the use of polysyndetons, and the tone throughout the novel. To begin with, this story takes place in the 1930’s and