The story “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” also supports the claim by saying, “For nearly a year, I sopped around the house, the store, the school and the church, like an old biscuit, dirty and inedible” (Angelou 53). In this text the author, Maya, is saying how she didn’t live life to the fullest and just walked around doing as told not trying to make friends. If you research Maya Angelou’s life you learn that she was abused when she was 8 years old. After she was abused, she went into this state where she was just doing what was supposed to be done and not making friends. Then when Mrs. Flowers comes into her life Maya realizes she needs to move on from the past and live …show more content…
Bruises. I was covered with bruises, both arms . . . ” (Bradbury 20). This text shows Doug remembering what Ralph had done to him in the past. This makes him angry and he therefore goes to kill him. In this story Doug is not living life to the fullest because he is getting angry over something that happened over 30 years ago. It is only after he actually sees Ralph that he realizes what he is doing, in the end he moves on from Ralph and it can be concluded that he lived his life to the fullest because he realized how he should not have held onto things from the