Part one of term paper
I know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1) Setting "I": - Stamps, Arkansas, in a black ghetto neighborhood where Maya lives with her grandmother and paralyzed uncle - St. Louis, San Francisco, a junkyard, and Southern California; A brief incident takes place across the border in Mexico - starting from 1930’s to mid-late 1900’s, she was ...

Part two of term paper
... intelligent, and mischievous; he loves his mother. - Momma Henderson - Maya’s grandmother, she owns a black general store in Stamps; Maya and Bailey come to live with her when their parents get a divorce; Momma is the only black female entrepreneur in town. She is devoted to her religion. - Vivian "Bibbie" Baxter - Maya and Bailey’s mother; a beautiful, smart, and willful lady; She is a trained nurse, but also makes a lot of money playing poker games in gambling parlors. - Daddy Bailey - May ...