I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Book Summary
A young maya angelou.
I know why the caged bird sings book summary. In i know why the caged bird sings maya angelou describes her coming of age as a precocious but insecure black girl in the american south during the 1930s and subsequently in california during the 1940s. It is one of the most widely read and taught books by an african american woman. I know why the caged bird sings the first of seven autobiographical works by maya angelou published in 1969. The book chronicles her life from age 3 through age 16 recounting a traumatic childhood that included rape and racism.
Maya s parents divorce when she is only three years old and ship maya and her older brother bailey to live with their paternal grandmother annie henderson in rural stamps arkansas.