Caged Bird Sings

Words: 484
Pages: 2

In the auto-biography I know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, Marguerite is raised in the 20th century with predominant racial and gender inequalities . Marguerite has seen and heard hatred towards her race with hate groups such as the Ku klux klan in Stamps, Arkansas. As Marguerite matures, she experiences racist backlash because of her race and gender and is forced to cope with effects. In comparison to Marguerite, the theme of race and gender is still relevant till this day. Growing up in stamps, Marguerite experienced racism, segregation and gender inequalities. It is made evident in the book that Marguerite doesn’t live in an area where blacks and whites are mixed together, rather that blacks live in one area and whites