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Published on Nov 25, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
MAYA ANGELOU
MAYA ANGELOU SUFFERED A ROUGH CHILDHOOD AND MAKES HER
POEMS POWERFUL AND DEFEATING
SHE WAS BORN APRIL 4, 1928
IN ST. LOUIS MISSOURI
TOSH ANGELOS 1951-54 DIV.
PAUL DU FEU 1973-81 DIV.
SHE HAS A BROTHER NAMED
BAILEY JOHNSON JR.
After her parents' divorce Maya and her brother are sent to live with their grandmother in Stamps in Arkansas.
Stamps is racially divided and Maya experiences being a black girl in the racist society. Despite the odds, her grandmother manages to instill pride and religiousness in Maya.
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There at the age of 8, Maya is raped by her mothers friend. That tragedy results in her being mute for 5 years.
There at the age of 8, Maya is raped by her mothers friend. That tragedy results in her being mute for 5 years.
Soon she finds herself pregnant and at the age of 16 Maya delivers her son, Guy
HER POEMS FEELINGS ARE THAT SHE OVERCOMES
SOMETHING OR ACHIEVES SOMETHING
Reinforces the vast power felt by the speaker of the poem, that she feels unrestrained like the ocean, capable of overcoming her difficulties.
MAYA PASSES AWAY ON
MAY 28, 2014 AT AGE 86
WORK CITED: "MAYAS CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH."
M.AYAS CHILDHOOD. N.P., N.D. WEB. 30 APR. 2015
