Viola most likely chose to disguise herself as a man because, at the time, men were viewed as more superior to women and women were often seen as weak and frail compared to men.
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Marguerite in the story <em>I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings </em> was asked by her mother to change her clothes when she was about to go to Mrs. Flower's house because her mother wanted to show her masterpiece- a knitted dress. Mrs. Flower loves knitted dress that's why she was made to wear it.
