. She is the moral center of Maya's life and to the entire book.
             4. Vivian Baxter: Vivian Baxter is Maya and bailey's biological, and astoundingly beautiful mother. She makes a living working in betting in gambling parlors. Vivian is very bold, independent and smart, which gave her the capability of acquiring a nursing degree.
             In I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Maya reveals herself internally. You can't tell how she feels in her reality because she masks her inner feelings from everyone. The way that the audience understands her emotions is through her narrations about her beliefs and feelings. She
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