Read the passage from "The Caged Bird.” But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage his
wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. In "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” how does Marguerite’s reaction to oppression differ from the reaction of the caged bird? She refuses to dress nicely for Mrs. Flowers. She refuses to leave the house. She refuses to eat Mrs. Flowers’s cookies. She refuses to speak to anyone.
Margarite's reaction to oppression differed from the reaction of the caged bird because she refused to speak to anyone which was different from the caged bird's approach which was to speak about the oppression black women faced at the hands of the whites.
<em>The Caged Bird </em> is a poem written by N Maya Angelouwhere she talks about eh oppression minorities faced , which includes Native Americans, African Americans at the hands of whites, sometimes in their own land.
<em>I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings </em>is an autobiography by the same author Maya Angelou where she describes the strength of character she had and her love for literature helped her overcome racism and segregation.
