I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings Review

Maya Angelou is an award winning poet, playwright, professor, theatrical producer, performer, and singer. The author’s purpose for writing this book is she wanted people to know her hardships and struggles that she went through. This book shows her test and trails, which she goes through.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings characterize her growing up in the 1930s in segregated Stamps, Arkansas. Her parents divorced when she was at the young age of three. Annie Henderson, their paternal grandfather, raised her and her older brother Bailey. Maya came face to face with sexism and southern racism that manifested itself in wearying daily indignities and terrifying lynches mob. When Maya was eight she and Bailey went to be with their mother, Vivian, in St. Louis. Vivian’s boyfriend, Mr. Freeman molested and raped Angelou. After everyone knew what happened Mr. Freeman was discovered dead having been beaten after these events, Angelou felt blame and humiliation of being sexually abused while assuming that she denied

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It is possible that specific comments about specific people carried too much danger should those comments reach the wrong ears. Her motherhood is a fitting end for the novel, since it signals the end of Maya's childhood, but also introduces her motherhood, which is one of the most important themes throughout the rest of her autobiography.

In this book Angelou relates her life now and her life then. After reading this book I can see where she came from, and what her background life was.

The birth of Maya's baby is also the first time that someone actually belongs to her, and that she feel unconditional love for another.

Evaluation

Maya showed courage all through the book.

Analysis

Angelou’s reason for writing this book is dealt with wanting people to understand her life and her troubles. When she was in court testifying against Mr. Angelou’s autobiography constitutes an unequal balance between whites and blacks.

The eight years after the rape Angelou felt like a survivor than a victim. One of the main themes of this chapter is race and appearance; Maya already establishes that she wanted to be a movie-star looking white girl as a child, and tried to deny her real appearance. in court that he molested her before he raped her. She had to tell people of her hard struggle with racism. When hostility reached the top point between Angelou and Delores, Angelou spent part of her vacation living with homeless teenagers in a junkyard. In many of her other books she expresses life and what it means to be free.

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Approximate Word count = 783
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

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