![]() Flowers, a woman who teachers Marguerite how to read, recite, appreciate, and memorize poetry. She is rescued in a sense by the mentorship of Mrs. Freeman’s conviction (shortly after which he is murdered) Marguerite returns to Stamps and becomes withdrawn, and she believes her mother sent her and Bailey away because she was too sullen.īack in Stamps, Marguerite struggles to cope with her assault. Louis, Marguerite is just beginning to adjust when she is repeatedly assaulted and raped by Vivien’s live-in boyfriend, Mr. ![]() They leave Stamps for St Louis, and Marguerite feels a longing for home, but isn’t sure where home is. One day, Marguerite’s father, Big Bailey, arrives, and announces he is taking her and her brother to stay with their mother, Vivien. Yet life is difficult for all black people in the segregated American south, and the children encounter various forms of discrimination, degradation, and racial violence. Their grandmother owns a store, and the children enjoy a certain measure of security. She and her brother Bailey are sent away from their parents on a train to live with their grandmother (“Momma”) and Uncle Willie when they are just three and four years old. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings tells the story of Maya Angelou’s childhood in Stamps, Arkansas. ![]()
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