I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36

Themes

All Themes Race, Inequality, and Identity Sex, Gender and Sexuality Language Religion Family Home and Displacement

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Characters

All Characters Maya Angelou Bailey Johnson Momma (Annie Henderson) Mother (Vivien Baxter) Mr. Freeman Dr. Lincoln Tommy Valdon

Symbols

All Symbols Momma’s Store The Train

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Introduction

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Detailed Summary
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Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36

Themes

All Themes
Race, Inequality, and Identity
Sex, Gender and Sexuality
Language
Religion
Family
Home and Displacement

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Maya Angelou
Bailey Johnson
Momma (Annie Henderson)
Mother (Vivien Baxter)
Mr. Freeman
Dr. Lincoln
Tommy Valdon

Symbols

All Symbols
Momma’s Store
The Train

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Carey, Patrick. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 5 Dec 2016. Web. 6 Dec 2019.

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Carey, Patrick. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." LitCharts LLC, December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings.

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