I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings may have been styled after slave - TopicsExpress



          

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings may have been styled after slave narratives, but it was unique in its storytelling because Angelou wasn’t trying to uplift all Black people. She didn’t write for a white audience in order to gain its empathy. I Know Why… was centered on one Black girl’s coming of age story. Angelou broke boundaries by defiantly lifting her head and identifying herself as an individual and not as savior to anyone other than herself.
Posted on: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 12:00:00 +0000

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