Angelou<span> uses the metaphor of a </span>bird<span> struggling to escape its cage, described in Paul Laurence Dunbar's </span>poem<span>, as a prominent symbol throughout her series of autobiographies. Like elements within a prison narrative, the </span>caged bird<span> represents </span>Angelou's<span> confinement resulting from racism and oppression.
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Answer:
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Explanation:
1) "'lady, i am sorry' whisper the boy"
2) "dragging the frightened boy behind her"
These both show how the boy is scared. in the first examples, the boy whispers which show that he could be trembling. the second example, (which isn't a good example) show that he is scared of the woman. the woman seems to want the boy to be scared and she doesn't have any respect for the poor boy, this is also shown in the line "she did not release him".
<span>B. tragedy</span> or C. rags to riches
