What I learned from “I Know Why the Caged Bird sings”.
‘I Know
Why the Caged Bird sings” is full of lessons and truths to learn from, though
not stated directly. Many of these lessons the author learned herself through
daily to traumatizing experiences. The main thing I took away from reading the
book, is that even when life is very difficult, and nothing is going well, you
need to not let it affect the rest of your life. An example of this is when
Maya, as a young child, was raped by the terrible Mr. Freeman. Naturally, after
the incident, Maya was much traumatized for a while, and even though the Rape
was a terrible thing, she did not let it stifle the success she is today. I
greatly admire her for this. I don’t know if I could deal with what she dealt
with, she was a very strong woman. Another lesson I learned from the book, is
that people can change. A great example of this is Maya’s brother. He used to
be her best friend, they would laugh together, have fun together, and generally
understand each other. As he got older and became a teenager, he changed, and
became meaner, more rebellious, and Maya and he drifted away. He ended up
leaving at 16, and trying to make a different life for himself. Maya had to
deal with this change, and let him go. I also learned that you have to accept
people’s changes, because it is their choice to change, and you can’t force
anyone to stay the same. Thus is life. The last thing I learned from “I know
why the caged bird sings”, is that you just have to have a generally good
outlook on life, and it will help you live your life to the fullest.
You summarized Maya Angelou's book so beautifully. I agree with you about having to live life with a good outlook. It's not fun to go through every day constantly sad and pessimistic about life, and this book summarizes that completely. I understand how you can't let a traumatizing experience hold u back from living your life. You especially put into perspective about people changing and becoming older and more mature. I too have become a much more harsh older sister, but sometimes it's for the best of your siblings. Your post really summarized the book so wel.
ReplyDeleteI love how in your post you bring up how the rape didn't affect how successful she is today. I think that's something that's very hard to do, and it's really inspiring that she did that. I like concepts from the book that you bring up, and your perspective is very interesting.
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