Part one of term paper
Maya Angelou labeled as a feminist writer as well as being an African- American autobiographer set out to change all the opinionated barriers set by society towards blacks, women, and the poor. Through her childhood as well as her young womanhood she has faced hardships, growing up in Stamps, Arkansas divided by the color barrier Angelou ha ...

Part two of term paper
... town. Another cage she faced was the fact that she was being a woman, which put her at an even more disadvantage. Throughout the most part of her childhood these two cages were the most prominent ones although there were many other barriers which held her down. In the autobiography she recounts her feelings growing up and being restrained by certain cultural and gender based biases. Angelou's childhood in Stamps, Arkansas a relatively poor town for the blacks in the neighborhood. The Maya ch ...