Introduction*Poem title (The Caged Bird)*Brief introduce about the poem such as the author and the author's biography*chosen literary aspect (themes)*points of the literary aspect (topic sentence)Body paragraph 1Brief synopsisReasons choosing this bookBody paragraph 2Difficulties of racial discriminationEqual rights are not given to justiceBody paragraph 3Blacks were servile and bounded by traditionCan't have freedom to move aboutBody paragraph 4Black women biography visible while white woman has opportunity to develop biographyblack people created hatred towards the white peopleBody paragraph 5current issue related to black peoplecomparison of past and current issue of black peopleConclusionTopic sentenceImportance of good characteristics in ourselvesFuture will reduce with number of racism cases and happy life will be leaded.The Caged BirdHave you ever wondered when discrimination ever started? If we look throughout history, it began with slavery in 1865. Since then barriers have been put up between races. Inequalities and division between the blacks and the whites have been existed since those days. It is a contradiction on how the past has made blacks to live as slaves and why racism and discrimination exists. During the era of white supremacy, the lives of African-American's were characterized by discrimination and limited opportunities. This was a period of African-American inferiority; which forced them to endure many inequities and injustices. This discrimination is a result of the tradition of whites. Blacks were forced to be servile and submissive due to these customs that were deeply ingrained in a prejudiced society. The only way for African-Americans to earn respect was for them to have a voice and stand up for their rights. In 'Caged Bird', Maya Angelou uses symbolism to develop the theme of oppression.According to Myra K. McMurry, Maya Angelou was a songwriter, journalist, playwright, poet, fiction, and screen writer. She was often asked how she escaped her past. How does one grow up when it comes to black and female in the rural south of the 30's and 40's? Her immediate response was, "How the hell do you know I did escape?" Maya Angelou encouraged those of her ethnicity to do this in this poem. She voiced out and stood for the right of her race without any fear. Her courage was beyond our expectations; she dared to dream, took the risk despite knowing that it might cause her, expressed her feelings, and managed to change the future not for herself, but for her race. In 1960s Angelou served as northern coordinator of the southern Christian leadership conference at the invitation of Martin Luther King.In this poem, Maya Angelou writes about the difficulties of racial discrimination which is a form of oppression using several poetic techniques. She does this by comparing a free bird to a caged bird. When talking about oppression, it is happening almost everywhere. I personally feel that there is always a gap when things ...
