Maya Angelou Maya Angelou paved the way for many of today’s black poets. She is famous for her poems and series of autobiographies. Angelou has had an interesting life filled with many accomplishments. Maya Angelou was born as Marguerite Johnson on April 4‚ 1928‚ in St. Louis‚ Missouri. (Encyclopedia of World Biography‚ 2nd Ed.) Her parents divorced when she was 3‚ she then lived with her mother. (Shaw‚ Taylor) At age 8 her mother’s boyfriend‚ Mr. Freeman‚ raped her. Angelou hid her dirty
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woman of her health and age would have been expected to carry the paper sacks home in one hand‚ but Momma said‚ ‘Sister Flowers‚ I’ll send Bailey up to your house with these things.’” (lines 61–63) “She appealed to me because she was like people I had never met personally.” (line 46) Unit 2 Grade 9 83 Reading Skill: Analyze Perspectives Though autobiographies are written in first-person point of view‚ they often reflect two different perspectives. • the perspective of the writer
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knowledge and wisdom that led to self-discovery (finding one’s inner self) and eventually knowledge of self (understanding one’s inner self)‚ two endeavors that most of humanity is never able or perhaps willing to acquire. In Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ Marguerite Johnson experiences a particularly difficult childhood where she is often displaced geographically‚ socially and racially‚ and is even raped at a young age‚
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RACISM AND CASTEISM WITH THE SPECIAL REFENCE TO I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS AND KARUKKU Maya Angelou’s turbulent experiences through late childhood and adolescence transformed into an almost positive force in her adult life as they helped enlighten‚ inspire‚ motivate and shape and very being .They provided her with the vehement fuel that drives her achingly powerful words and allowed her the knowledge and wisdom that led to self –discovery (finding one’s inner self)‚ two endeavors
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Cited: Angelou‚ M. (1970). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Random House. Angelou‚ M. (1974). Gather Together In My Name. New York: Random House. Creative‚ P. (1998‚ 7 25). Official Site of Maya Angelou. Retrieved 11 27‚ 2012‚ from mayaangelou.com: www.mayaangelou.com Hagen‚ L. B. (1997)
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she writes is for a reason (Shmoop). Many people have been inspired by Maya Angelou. Her tenacious words and her firm beliefs influenced so many people and continue to influence people today. President Barrack Obama stated shortly after she passed‚ “I join millions around the world in remembering one of the brightest lights of our time — a brilliant writer‚ a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman” (Fox). This strong‚ inspirational‚ and talented woman remains a significant figure in the history
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finished high school then gave birth to her son Guy at age 16‚ a few weeks after graduation. In the late 1950s‚ Maya began working with the Harlem Writer’s Guild and with the counseling of her friend‚ James Baldwin‚ she began working on I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Lots of trouble came with that piece of literature back then‚ due to Maya’s honesty about being sexually assaulted at a young age. In 1954 and 1955‚ Maya toured Europe with the opera Porgy and Bess. She also studied Modern dance with
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poems. Most of her poems are written about the disputes between blacks and whites and the terrible racial prejudice that was taking place or the stereotypes of a “typical women” which she most definitely was not. The poems “Still I Rise‚” “Phenomenal Women‚” and “Caged Bird” deal with these issues. All these poems move to strike and defy discrimination and to empower women‚ more specifically black women‚ or even blacks in general to rise up and take a stand. This is a result of her being black‚
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away afterward. Angelou explains‚ “if growing up was painful for the Southern Black girl‚ being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult.” Maya Angelou I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Introduction Summary Caged
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Maya Angelou: Rising Above Social Struggles Author of an autobiographical series‚ countless essays and stirring poems‚ a civil rights activist‚ dedicated actor and producer‚ skillful dancer and singer‚ and great cook‚ Maya Angelou is an inspiration to every person‚ regardless of his age‚ gender‚ race‚ or status in life. Maya Angelou‚ an African-American‚ was born in St. Louis‚ Missouri‚ but was sent to Stamps‚ Arkansas‚ with her brother Bailey‚ to live with their grandmother (King 5). During her
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