{"product_id":"9781683781752","title":"Summary of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: by Maya Angelou Includes Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Includes Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMarguerite was three and her brother, Bailey, four when they arrived in\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eStamps, Arkansas. They were to live with their grandmother, Momma\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHenderson, because their parents in California were divorcing. Momma\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eowned a general store in the heart of the black area and sold lunches to\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eworkers all over town. During cotton season, the pickers left their lunch\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003esacks at the store to be filled. Marguerite saw how the grueling, low-paid\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003edrudgery wore them down. Years later she would lash out against the\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003estereotype of happy cotton pickers singing in the fields.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMomma’s son, Uncle Willie, made sure the children learned their\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003elessons. Uncle Willie was dropped by a baby-sitter as an infant. This\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eaccident left his body twisted and one hand deformed. People tried not\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eto look at him. He wore starched shirts and shined shoes. He tried to\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003estand proud, but was the local scapegoat and butt of jokes. In a world\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ewhere a strong black man could barely get by, Uncle Willie was\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eresented because his family owned a store filled with shelves of food\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eand other goods. One afternoon, he broke down when strangers asked\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eto take his photo. Marguerite felt his pain at being stereotyped as a\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ecripple.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThough she read and enjoyed the works of many classical white and\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eblack writers, Marguerite fell in love with Shakespeare because the first\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eline in Sonnet 29, “When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes. (Ch2,\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEPUB)”, expressed exactly how she felt, and how she knew Uncle Willie\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003efelt.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This is a summary and analysis of the book and NOT the original book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside this Instaread Summary of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• Summary of book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• Introduction to the Important People in the book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• Analysis of the Themes and Author’s Style\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWith Instaread, you can get the summary and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003echapter, summarize and analyze it for your convenience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Instaread, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131093795056,"sku":"9781683781752","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781683781752_p0.jpg?v=1763701618","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781683781752","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}