"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" - A Book Review

"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" a wonderful book I have recently read, was written by Maya Angelou, an African-American author. The novel presents the difficulties of the black people in the southern part of the USA , and shows how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma. I loved reading that book and I found it really fascinating.

The main character, Marguerite Johnson, begins her journey at the age of three, when she and her older brother move to live with their grandmother in Stamps,Arkansas. In Stamps they meet racism for the first time in their lives, when the white children of their town hassle them relentlessly, when a white dentist refuses to treat Maya's rotting tooth, and more.

Marguerite and her older brother Bailey had the most specialand closest relationship she had ever had with anybody. She told him everything about her life, and he was always by her side for everything she needed. For a sixteen year old girl, Marguerite went through a lot in her life, racism, she was sexually abused and raped, she got pregnant and gave birth. Marguerite presents the pain and misery the black people felt in the twentieth century.

To conclude, I sincerely recommend that book, I enjoyed every minute of reading it. The story made me realize the things that black people went through , and I could truly identifie with them. All the things Marguerite went through and the way she handled her life fascinated me and I enjoyed reading and being part of it.



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Daphna