She does this very well with the use of diction and imagery. Maya and Bailey have had a very rough childhood and have been through things that no child should ever have to go through. These situations, along with the details help to set the mood of this novel. Maya becomes a stronger person through this but Bailey doesn’t turn out so well. The way that Bailey has turned out reflects back on the wry humor in this novel, never would us readers have thought that he would be the one to turn out this way. Maya Angelou’s use of imagery explaining how Bailey has turned out gives you a better understanding. The diction she uses throughout the novel helps us readers better understand the seriousness of certain situations and also the anger, rage, and hurt in other situations. Maya Angelou conveyed the mood of I Know Why The Caged Bird Sing in a very superior, well thought out, and detailed way. Although this was what she has actually been through in her real life, she makes a enjoyable story out of it and tells it in a interesting way. Not only do you just read the novel and learn Maya’s story, but you actually walk away with something that you know now but you didn’t know
She does this very well with the use of diction and imagery. Maya and Bailey have had a very rough childhood and have been through things that no child should ever have to go through. These situations, along with the details help to set the mood of this novel. Maya becomes a stronger person through this but Bailey doesn’t turn out so well. The way that Bailey has turned out reflects back on the wry humor in this novel, never would us readers have thought that he would be the one to turn out this way. Maya Angelou’s use of imagery explaining how Bailey has turned out gives you a better understanding. The diction she uses throughout the novel helps us readers better understand the seriousness of certain situations and also the anger, rage, and hurt in other situations. Maya Angelou conveyed the mood of I Know Why The Caged Bird Sing in a very superior, well thought out, and detailed way. Although this was what she has actually been through in her real life, she makes a enjoyable story out of it and tells it in a interesting way. Not only do you just read the novel and learn Maya’s story, but you actually walk away with something that you know now but you didn’t know