I Know Why the Caged Bird SingEssay title: I Know Why the Caged Bird SingMaya Angelo’s, I know why the caged bird sing is an interesting and inspirational story. Although it had many unfortunate situation for Maya it seemed she always overcame her difficulties. As I read the book I stopped and put myself in her place. I felt her pain as she was walking down the isle in the church looking for the all colored bathroom, and she had no choice but to go to the bathroom right there and then. Her embarrassment really made me feel overwhelmed as I compared the situations of my life. In my life’s situation I often feel just like Maya. When I walk into a room and I do not see people of my color. I often feel uncomfortable and afraid to say anything .
Her brother Bailey was her role model and support system when she was raped. I felt so sad when I read this portion of the story. I tried to visualize the pain Maya went through, but could not conceive the struggle she was faced as raped by her mother’s boyfriend at the age of eight. Maya kept to herself and was not able to communicate with others, It was when she decided to move back to Stamps that she began to come around.
Stamps, for the most part was a very segregated town. In Stamps, her grandmother owned a convenient store. Her husband uncle Willie was crippled at an early age when his babysitter dropped him. Maya felt right at home in Stamps. Her abilities to develop through her hard work and educational values grew day by day. Although being
black was often time difficult for her in Stamps, she overcame the hardships by allowing the world of reading and education influence her. I felt really connected with Maya during this period of her life. I figured she wanted to learned as much as she could and to welcome the world with open arms. Her lifestyle of strict discipline and religion was the foundation she had in her life.
When Maya moved to St. Louis she felt a part of her stayed in Stamps, she was afraid of the changes that were happening in her life. She felt that St. Louis was a foreign country. She often felt the disconnection with St. Louis and could never get used to the different thing that was happening in her surroundings. As Maya went back to Stamps, she welcomed it back with open arms. It seemed that the only person that really made a difference in her life was her brother Bailey. Her experience In St. Louis wasn’t that great and she often felt a desire to go back home where she felt secured. When she got back to Stamps, you could see that her development was growing, her learning experience was not only through books but through many of lives adventures. When she graduated the eighth grade. She must have felt on top of the world. She was at
’I know what you feel. You just have to go with it.
I am sorry, but I don\’t know how you feel if you felt the time was right and that everything was right that you were able to get back in St. Louis, all the things that you wanted and the events that happened there. But I want to tell you that this experience with Maya and her siblings caused her a very deep sense of regret, and that this was the only way to reach my family, and when your family moved to St. Louis you always felt like you were on your own.
‡You know, all of a sudden, I felt this sense of loss, and you feel, well, you’re so happy that you were able to see this. You know, this was a great idea. I love this. This was like an amazing idea to go to this school. And I remember a little bit of a time that you were there and the same kid who was there, one of your favorite people that you all knew, was there, too.
‡My mom said it was amazing to go to St. Louis with you. I could not tell you from my perspective that the school was great. Everything the two of you learned together made it into our school. It was very special and I felt so honored to be able to spend that day in St. Louis.
What do you remember of that morning, this morning? How good day it was. For us to see how happy we looked as you left after we started.
I don’t know if you know it, but that morning we sat at this table at the breakfast table and that was the start of lunch. We had a different meal plan. We were going to have different dinners and different things. I feel grateful for everything. It was a great day. It was just amazing. That was the start of my summer on the road. After I finished college, I went to Arizona. The summer after that I would go to college. That was my time to really enjoy a life in Arizona.
And finally, I feel grateful that I was able to spend this morning with you where I really care about kids and people. I want to tell you right now, I want to give my kids the best possible opportunity in this life that they have. I want them to be able to grow up with their own dreams instead of trying to pick and choose which one they want.
What is it that you want to accomplish with your time at the high school? A job, a place to learn, the opportunities that come along the way. In your young life, how will I handle things if I get stuck in a tough family situation? Or will my family have to wait and see me back if I do go through the difficult experience of getting stuck in a tough family situation?
Do you want to stay in St. Louis for so long, I can honestly say, even as far as you know this school is too much? Do you feel sorry for me