British Novel Essay #2

This book was about a African American woman growing up in the depression dealing with racism. According to enotes I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings won critical acclaim and was nominated for the National Book Award. Ann Smith in Southern Humanities Review, "Angelou's genius as a writer is her ability to recapture the texture of the way of life in the texture of its idioms, its idiosyncratic vocabulary and especially in its process of image-making."

I think that this book is really important for every individual to read. First of all I think that it is important because it tells a lot about the things that went on back in the day. It shows that the harder your parent or gardian is on you the better you will turn out to be. If you growed up in a strick place and lived with strick people you can easily see what people expect out of you. If you know what people expect out of you you will do anything to make the one's you love happy.

This book is also important because even though Maya Angelou was growing up in a rascists place she didn't give up her hopes and dreams. I think that the way her and her family grew up made her want to make a difference in the world today. She is trying to describe to use the way she growed up back then around the 1930's. It was alot of things going on that can not be explained because it is crucial.

This book made a difference to me because Maya Angelou found herslef because she knew that if she didn't know herself deep down she wouldn't have anything to live for. She wouldn't have any dreams. I like Maya Angelou because after reading her book I know that we are alike. She never gives up and I never give up. No matter how hard things get I have to live and make something of myself for my kids and family and I can tell thats why she did it.

This book taught me that im not the only person who have a lot of challenges. Even though I have kids it's people in the world without kids that struggles a lot more than I do. I also learned that you can start off doing something that doesn't matter to anyone and you can work yourself to the top and get to the point that everyonw wishes they were you. I really injoyed Maya Angelou's book's and poem's because her words come from her heart. You can tell that she not just making up things because she's experienced everything she talks and wrights about.