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Essay Archive - An Analysis of Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
An Analysis of Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Maya Angelou's I Know Why Caged Bird Sings illustrates how an
innocent and naive girl growing up in the midst of the Great Depression
overcomes life's many obstacles and becomes the powerful and influential
woman she is today. Maya is a world renowned author, teacher, speaker,
actress, and mother. Through this autobiographical piece, Maya's use of
figurative language and allusion compounds her thoughts, as she depicts how
one can supersede the expected barriers and soar to new heights..
In chapters 14....
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