I Know Why The Caged Bird Sing
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In the book s , by Maya Angelou, Marguerite, Uncle Willie, and Vivian are faced with many defeats but are never defeated.
There are many times in which Marguerite is faced with difficulties that she overcomes. Growing up in the poor South as a black and yet triumphing despite that fact is her bigg ....
Middle of paper
.... allow Negroes to work on the streetcars. The second problem being that she is too young to work. But she will not be defeated. “I would have the job. I would be a conductorette and sling a full money changer from my belt. I would.” With these words and the determination to change the incredible backwardness of the white people she heads to the railway office. She eventually convinces them to back down and she gets a job working as a conductorette for the railways. Despite the ma ....
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