We are all familiar with the widespread novel by Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Yet, do we really know? The connotations of the title can drastically alter the perspective of the novel and the meaning it leaves on the readers. Angelou wrote an amazing and entertaining autobiography, about her hard life growing up as a black girl from the South. Among the hardships are her "cages". These are things that keep …showed first 75 words of 1008 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1008 total…happy. She is separated from her parents at a young age and lives with her grandmother and uncle for most of her childhood. When she is with her parents, she tends to feel secondary. These beginning major facts of the story are told to us through the use of her diction and certain connotation of the word cage. Now, when readers view the title, they will realize and apprehend the true meaning of Angelou's cage.