UJMI Task 2
docx
keyboard_arrow_up
School
Fortis College *
*We aren’t endorsed by this school
Course
102
Subject
Arts Humanities
Date
Feb 20, 2024
Type
docx
Pages
1
Uploaded by ChancellorBoulderViper4
UJMI – UJMI TASK 2: ANALYZING HUMANITIES DURING THE INFORMATION AGE
Maya Angelou’s “Caged Bird” was written in the 1960’s when people of color fought for their
freedom and civil rights (A.K.A: Civil Rights Movement) (Caged Bird Maya Angelou Analysis, 2022). The
poem described opposite experiences lived by two birds – one bird can fly and live as it wishes while the
other bird lives caged and longs to express itself as do the free birds it watches.
Literature was used during the Civil Rights Movement to express and articulate the sentiments,
opinions, and worries of everyone who had been impacted by slavery. Poetry in particular was a popular
form of passive-aggressive communication that was used to engage and persuade members of the
African American community (American Masters, 2020). The majority of the literature written and
distributed at this time by people of color used this framework to generate a sense of common identity
and the idea of power in numbers. Caged Bird represents African Americans in the post-Civil Rights time
when black skin was still considered inferior to others despite the freedoms granted to colored people.
The work challenged ideas about the culture represented, because its content sets inspiration for
African American slaves to be equal to their “masters,” something that was mostly frowned upon by
wealthy Anglo-American and French plantation owners. This work challenges the idea the idea of racial
superiority – that some people are superior than others based on the color of their skin
(Lit Charts,
2022). In addition, Angelou’s work gave the colored community a voice, something that was also very
much a challenged idea of the time.
American Masters. (2020, December 16).
Maya Angelou: And still I rise: Memory and setting in
"I know why the caged bird sings"
. PBS LearningMedia. Retrieved October 24, 2022, from
https://utah.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ang17.ela.history.setting/maya-angelou-and-
still-i-rise-memory-and-setting-in-i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings/
Caged bird maya angelou analysis
. Caged Bird Maya Angelou Analysis - 1181 Words | Internet
Public Library. (n.d.). Retrieved October 24, 2022, from https://www.ipl.org/essay/Caged-
Bird-Maya-Angelou-Analysis-PKFX58NPJ48R
LitCharts. (n.d.).
Caged bird summary & analysis by Maya Angelou
. LitCharts. Retrieved
October 24, 2022, from https://www.litcharts.com/poetry/maya-angelou/caged-bird
Discover more documents: Sign up today!
Unlock a world of knowledge! Explore tailored content for a richer learning experience. Here's what you'll get:
- Access to all documents
- Unlimited textbook solutions
- 24/7 expert homework help