Character AnalysisI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Title: Character AnalysisI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Category: /Literature/English
Details: Words: 1165 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Character AnalysisI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Category: /Literature/English
Details: Words: 1165 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
…showed first 75 words of 1165 total…
You are viewing only a small portion of the paper.
Please login or register to access the full copy.
Please login or register to access the full copy.
…showed last 75 words of 1165 total…help change and mold her daughter, Maya. Ms. Angelou refers to long ago situations with such striking detail that it is evident her mother played an essential role in her life. The author calls her parent "Mother Dear" in a respectful, not condescending, tone. Additionally, Angelou capitalizes "Mother" in this autobiography, while "father" remains in lowercase. The reader concludes that, purposefully or not, the character Vivian Baxter played an important role in Maya Angelou's life.