In “I know Why the Caged Bird Sings” Maya Angelou writes about her life from the ages 3 to 16 years old. Angelou writes about her experiences with her mom in part of her autobiography. Vivian Baxter‚ Angelou’s mother‚ despite not being there for most of her childhood‚ she is a major influence to Angelou. Vivian is a young woman who works hard and learns from her life experiences. Vivian Baxter is a strong resilient individual because she has insight‚ that prevents her from making brash decisions
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and worked for years as a civil rights activist. Also‚ in the 60 ’s she worked and traveled to Africa as a journalist and teacher‚ and helped with several African independence movements. In 1970‚ Maya wrote and published her own book‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ which was nominated for a Pulitzer
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train to live with their paternal grandmother‚ Annie Henderson. This was the time during the Great Depression and World War 2 and she suffered financially. “In Stamps‚ the segregation was to complete that most black children didn’t really‚ absolutely know what whites looked like.” (Cox 12). Maya explains when she later visited Stamps as an adult she couldn’t bring herself to walk in the white
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television acting. But most importantly‚ Maya Angelou is a well-known author and poet who writes about her experiences growing up and finding out how to love herself for who she was. Angelou lived a difficult life but her experiences are the reasons why she is such a great writer‚
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Angelou: Maya Angelou was born on August 4‚ 1928‚ in St. Louis ‚ writer and civil rights activist is known for her 1969 memoir‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ which made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman. In 1971‚ Angelou published the Pulitzer Prize-nominated poetry collection Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ’Fore I Die. She later wrote the poem "On the Pulse of Morning"—one of her most famous works which she recited at President Bill Clinton’s
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Journal #1 In the chapter 15 as we call Sister Flowers from How the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou‚ allows us the readers to experience the day with Margareute Johnson through her writing style as if we were experiencing it through her eyes and deep inside her thoughts. Her use of imagery‚ metaphors‚ similes and narration helps us paint and imagine a vivid picture in our own minds. Just like when Angelou is describing Sister Flowers‚ “Her skin was a rich black that would have peeled like a plum
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were born out of tragedy‚ her life was full of triumph. Maya became a riveting storyteller because of three influences: her grandmother; a sexual assault; and a mentor named Bertha Flowers. Maya’s grandmother was her biggest childhood influence . “I saw only
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in Stamps‚ Arkansas where her grandmother ran a general store. Angelou has acted and written several plays‚ poems‚ and a six-part autobiography “I Know Why the caged Bird Sings” making her one of this country’s foremost black writers. In this story Angelou tells about how her grandmother (momma) triumphs over a pack of taunting neighborhood children. I feel very strongly about this particular piece given the time set and the way black people were treated by the whites‚ and how without harsh words
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man’ is written by Maya Angelou‚ whose first novel was an autobiography of her varied life‚ (activist‚ singer‚ waitress‚ dancer etc.) called ’I know why the caged bird sings’. She has written two collections of prose‚ ’Wouldn’t take nothing for my journey now’ and ’Even the stars look lonesome’. Angelou has written several famous poems‚ including ’Still I rise’ and ’On the pulse of the morning’ for the inaugeration of President Clinton. Maya Angelou now has a lifetime appointment as Professor
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Angelou‚ Maya ‚ formerly known as Marguerite Johnson‚ is one of the most influential Renaissance women of our time. She is known for her books and poems such as “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Gather Together in My Name”. Not only is she a well renowned author and poet‚ Maya Angelou was also an active supporter of the civil rights movement during the 50’s and the 60’s. Throughout Maya Angelou’s life‚ she has gone through many obstacles which later inspired her to write books and poems. Maya
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