Maya Angelou has written about diverse themes throughout her writing career. In her article “I know why the caged bird sings”, she writes about one of her childhood memories regarding the first funeral she ever attended. The retrospect mainly revolves around Mrs. Florida Taylor who was her neighbor.
She starts writing about the funeral from the church proceedings to the eventual burial illustrating how she felt about the black clothes and black atmosphere all around her in those summers. It is a bitter fact that we don’t realize a pain unless we are made to feel it. Dying,
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