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... As is shared with us in her autobiography I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings. ... Instead, Dolores insults Maya, asking her, “Why don’t you go back to your mother? ... ” (Angelou, Caged Bird 246) Maya immediately lashes out at Dolores and they fight. ... ” (Angelou, Caged Bird 250) In this statement Maya expresses how she views giving in not as a cowardly retreat but on the contrary just as admirable a decision as fighting. ... Maya mentions “with the optimism of ignorance she thought that the morning would bring a more pleasant solution…The idea of sleeping in the near open bolstered my sense of freedom” (Angelou, Caged Bird 252) This is a prime example of Maya not allowing her situation, in this case her homelessness, to discourage her. ... Maya is so taken by the philosophy that it drastically changes her outlook on life “After a month my thinking processes had so changed I was hardly recognizable to myself. ... ” (Angelou, Caged Bird 255) The kids accept Maya without questioning her. ... “I was never again to sense myself so solidly outside the pale of the human race.
Approximate Word count = 892 Approximate Pages = 3.6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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