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MAYA ANGELOU
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ABOUT THE AUTHORy BORN-1928
y LED A FULL PUBLIC LIFE
yWROTE MANY VOLUMES OF POETRYy THIS BOOK IS A POETICIED TRUE STORY OF HER
LIFE
y DANCER,PLAYWRIGHT,SINGER,ACTRESS.
y CIVIL ACTIVIST
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HOW IT IS A AUTOBIOGRAPHY?y Focus on specific parts of political, personal and
ideological life.
y First person narration.y Story of her own self
y Ventures beyond dates and facts
y Chronological record
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AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL FICTIONy It has thematic development
y Dialogue
y Characterizationy Theme
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PLOTy Early years
y Life in Stamp,Arkasnas
yArrival of her fathery Rape victim
y Life with her step father
yAs a mother
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THEMESy Identity
y Racism
y Familyy Sexism
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MOOD OF THE TEXTy Both tensed and nostalgic
y Depicted entire range of emotions
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CONTRIBUTIONy She was the first Black street car conductor at age of
16.
y Civil activisty She wrote volumes of poetry likeJust Give Me a Cool
Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie, On the Pulse of theMorning.
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AWARDSy I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), focuses on
the first seventeen years of her life, brought her
international recognition, and was nominated for aNational Book Award.
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