... they were by their owners. Also, in "Sympathy" he uses words and phrases to speak of freedom, such as " I know what the caged bird feels". It is his most anthologized poem after he wrote "We Wear Masks" because of the lines, "I know why the caged bird sings, ah me, When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore, When he beats his bars and he would be free." (Laryea 108). Within ... these two poems he is able to bring people closer to the heart of primitive human nature in his race than anyone ever before ... his works he pointed out racial injustices very bitterly or satirically (Turner 1...

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... and understand what is bad and what is good and how not to fall into the hole. The novel I know why the caged bird sings by Maya Angelou gives us the concept of the one girl's world which is filled by racism. On the other hand it is a good example for people; because they can take the advice from this book and learn how fight all these troubles that life has created ... . From the age three, Margarite has terrible feeling that she does not belong to anyone and anything ... being herself" (79). Ms. Flowers is a role model for Margarite. She is very intelligent and knowledgeable that is w...

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