The twenty-ninth chapter of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is used to describe Clidell and all his friends to the reader. Angelou describes how Clidell’s friends told her about all the cons and tricks they have used on wealthy white men in their lives. I think of a lot of these tricks as cruel and wrong, but I assume that these men thought they were justified. I think that Angelou provides a good reason for these cons when she says, “The needs of a society determine its ethics, and in the Black American ghettos the hero is that man who is offered only the crumbs from his country’s table but by ingenuity and courage is able to take for himself a Lucullan feast.” (Ch. 29, pg. 224). I think this is probably one of the most profound quotes in
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I do not think Angelou should have slapped Dolores and Dolores should not have called Vivian a whore. The whole situation seemed childlike in my opinion. Reading it made me glad that I do not have to deal with conflicts like this. I am especially glad that I have not been stabbed in a conflict like this. I am surprised that Dolores stabbed Angelou because it was undoubtedly an irrational decision. The end of the chapter also was full of bad decisions. I think Angelou was overthinking when she decided to leave the friend’s house and run away. I am glad that I have never faced these kinds of problems and made these kinds of decisions in my own life. Chapter thirty-two is probably the oddest chapter in the book to me. This is primarily because the teenager filled junkyard community is something that I would have never imagined could exist. I think the community was interesting to read about because they all worked together and had set rules to follow. It really mirrored real life societies which I thought was impressive. I think the most significant part of the junkyard community was that there were kids of all races, but no mention of any racism. Angelou first introduces the community when she states, “… I saw a collage of Negro, Mexican and white races outside the windows.”
I do not think Angelou should have slapped Dolores and Dolores should not have called Vivian a whore. The whole situation seemed childlike in my opinion. Reading it made me glad that I do not have to deal with conflicts like this. I am especially glad that I have not been stabbed in a conflict like this. I am surprised that Dolores stabbed Angelou because it was undoubtedly an irrational decision. The end of the chapter also was full of bad decisions. I think Angelou was overthinking when she decided to leave the friend’s house and run away. I am glad that I have never faced these kinds of problems and made these kinds of decisions in my own life. Chapter thirty-two is probably the oddest chapter in the book to me. This is primarily because the teenager filled junkyard community is something that I would have never imagined could exist. I think the community was interesting to read about because they all worked together and had set rules to follow. It really mirrored real life societies which I thought was impressive. I think the most significant part of the junkyard community was that there were kids of all races, but no mention of any racism. Angelou first introduces the community when she states, “… I saw a collage of Negro, Mexican and white races outside the windows.”