Mrs. Flowers, from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Review:
This is a great little piece taken from a powerful novel. I used this in my English class in order to teach indirect/direct characterization.
At the age of eight Maya Angelou retreated into a world of silence... the result of a traumatic experience that occurred while living with her mother for a short time in St. Louis. After returning to live with her grandmother in Stamps, a neighbor, Mrs. Flowers, befriended Maya. "I was liked, and what a difference it made. I was respected not as Mrs. Henderson's grandchild or Bailey's sister but for just being Marguerite Johnson..."I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou. Copyright 1969
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