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After reading the book, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” I thought a lot about what the book was trying to explain. Throughout the awful events of the black girl, Maya’s life, she stayed patient and strong. I do believe that this book belongs among the classic works read by young adults. Maya went through many different things that made her life very difficult. She grew up in the South around the time of the Depression. There was a lot of discrimination going on at this time, so Maya had to deal with a lot of prejudice people which most kids today don’t have to deal with. She spent some of the story with her grandmother, or Momma, and her Uncle Willie who were both very strict. If Maya or her brother misbehaved they would be whipped with a belt. Today, that would be considered abuse. Young adults reading this book would be able to understand h