society. She struggles with, in her childhood and young adulthood, strong feelings,

thinking she is awkward looking, ugly, and not belonging anywhere. Maya says that

although people may judge her unfairly based upon her awkward looks, they will be

surprised one day when they see her true self, when she is free (from her cage). Maya

sympathizes with her Uncle Willie, who is not only black, but was also crippled as a child.

Willie becomes the butt of all jokes in the community, looking awkward and being

distinctly different. When Maya walks in on Uncle Willie and two strangers, she realizes

her Uncle is hiding his handicap from the strangers. First, she is confused, but later on she

concludes that “ He must have been tired of being crippled, as prisoners tire of

penitentiary bars and the guilty tire of blame”. Maya feels closer to him after this incident,

perhaps she realized that they are both birds that tire of their cages.

In the novel, The character, Momma is shown as a strong, resolved survivor.

Maya has much respect for her, even though she is not her biological mother. Momma

shows strength in the very way she chooses

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