Summary:
In this autobiography of Maya Angelou's life, she explains her childhood as an insecure African American girl during the very racist days in the south during the 1930's and also in California just a decade later in the 40s. Mayas parents divorced when she was only 3 years of age, and then she and her older brother Bailey went to go live with her grandmother. In this autobiography, Maya is pretty much stating that she and her brother were feeling the effects of being abandoned by their parents and sent from relative to relative. Maya finally begins to feel comfortable after she moves in with her guardian's future husband in San Francisco. She finally feels more secure about herself and the racial aspect of her life doesn't phase her as much as before.
Review:
this is a very good book if you like this author and you want to learn a lot more about her life, and how she overcame slavery. This is one of my favorite books that I have read.
Quote:
"like most children, I thought if I could face the worst danger voluntarily, and triumph, I would forever have power over it." I chose this because this shows Maya Angelou as just a normal child going through things that everyday kids go through. She thought that if she took on everything herself then it would be better than getting help by her peers and the people that love her.
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This seems like it would be a very captivating book. It's always fascinating to read about black history, especially through the eyes of someone who lived through it. In reading this it makes me think about how much blacks have overcome and changed as a nation. Look at us now we have a black president! That wouldn't even cross through anyone's minds during the time period of the 1930s.
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