Maya Angelou grew up in a time, and place, that made her have a unique experience in life. Growing up in Southern America made her life different. Growing up in such an intensely segregated time in the 1920s, kept her away from being included in many aspects of life. Even the people around her would mock her because of the way she looked. She has been so pushed away from others that she "'didn't, really, absolutely know what whites looked like" (40). The racism and physical criticism from others made her endure some traumatic experiences.
Maya and her brother had stuck together a lot which I thought was really adorable and reminded me and of my brother and me. Their family dynamic with her parents was tough, but seemingly with her heart brother around, she got to have someone there with her to experience some pain with.
I love that you included a picture of Maya Angelou an the cover of her audiobook. I love how you touched on the fact that her experiences as a child were difficult and caused traumatic experiences. That remark is important to understanding who she was and where she came from.
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