I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings(152-218)

Summary
A man name George Taylor comes to the store and he stays the night there. He is still sad over his wife Florida death. Momma tried to cheer him up because she says you have spent a good forty years with her and you should be glad. He is even more sad because before she died he said that he wanted children. Days later Maya she is now going to graduate from eight grade at her school. The onpy thing that Maya didn't like was that only the black children only achieved greatness in sports in academics. The kids sat there as the principal was talking. Later on Maya ends up having a bad toothace and momma said that since she owned money to Dr. Lincoln she says that he owes her a favor, so she goes there. When they get there she reminds him about the loan and he says that he repaid the loan and that he would rather stick his hand in a dogs mouth than Maya's black mouth. To me I felt that it was unnecessary for him to say that it was very rude. He was basically saying that he would put a dog before and black person; like they was below and dirt. Then she tells him that she needs her money back and he gave her back her ten dollars and gave her a receipt. One day Bailey comes home from a errand that he had to do. When he is home he is very shocked and he is shaking. He was asking why does white people have so much haterd in black people. He just saw a black dead man that they pulled out of the pond. Later momma makes a trip for them to go to California to go live with their mom. The kids started to see Vivian more often now. Soon after the U.S enters World War 2 and Vivian ends up marrying Daddy Clidell and he is a successful businessman , and they move to San Francisco. There was many changes that occured. Mostly all the black people replaced the Japanese people. Living there Maya feels so much at home. As she goes to school she ends up getting promoted to the next grade. When Maya is fourteen she receives a scholarship to the California Labor School where she studies dance and drama. Daddy Clidel becomes the only father figure that Maya had.


Quote
"Bailey was talking so fast he forgot to stutter, he forgot to scracth his head and clean his fingernails with his teeth. He was away in a mystery, locked in the enigma that young Southern Black boys start to unravel, from seven years old to death. The humorless puzzle of inequality and hate( Angelou 198)." Bailey finally encounters death. When he encounters death he really doesn't know how to handle the situation he is just so stunned. Uncle Willy had to explain to him what he saw and why things are the way they are. This was really big because he never saw a dead body well anybody dead. Maya Angelou makes this quote stands out because it shows his reaction to what never faced him until now.


Reaction
As I was reading the book I see how many people can turn on you or how many things you face in life that you have many questions on that it is hard to answer. Sometimes you have to face something that you really don't want to face, but it is apart of life and it happends. Angleou works is way beyond good. It goes back to where you think and it is facts about life and what happend. In your life you would think it would never happened to you but there is a chance it might and you have to be ready for it