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In the book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou, she discusses the way of life in the South/ North being a Black American. ...
" Wouldnt they be surprised when one day I woke out of my black ugly dream, and my real hair which was long and blond, would take place of the kinky mass…my blue eyes would hypnotize them, after all the things they said about " my daddy must have been a Chinaman". Then they would understand why I never picked up my Southern accent, or spoke common slang, and why I had to be forced to eat pigs tails and snouts. Because I was really white and because a cruel fairy stepmother, who was understandably jealous of my beauty, had turned me into a too big Negro, with nappy black hair, broad feet and a space between her teeth that would hold a number two pencil (page 2, Angelou).
Approximate Word count = 774
Approximate Pages = 3.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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