How do Maya Angelou and Charlotte Bronte represent childhood in the novel, and to what extent had this been influenced by the social, cultural and historical events of the time?
Maya Angelou was writing at a time when blacks had no equal rights. The Wall Street disasters were there was a lot of poverty, and the civil rights were going on were the blacks fought for what was right.
Maya Angelou grew up with her grandmother because her parents spilt up and had a divorce. Her grandmother taken Maya and her brother Bailey from when they were little because she did not want them to be involved with the arguing. Maya had a tough up bringing as she was raped at a young age of 8 bye her mother's boyfriend. She had an unstable background because she moved around a lot in her life. At this very young age Bailey played a very important part in Maya's life. Bailey was a year older than Maya. Maya lived a traumatic life. When Maya was raped it was during a visit to St Louis.
Maya Angelou was writing at a time when blacks had no equal rights. The Wall Street disasters were there was a lot of poverty, and the civil rights were going on were the blacks fought for what was right.
Maya Angelou grew up with her grandmother because her parents spilt up and had a divorce. Her grandmother taken Maya and her brother Bailey from when they were little because she did not want them to be involved with the arguing. Maya had a tough up bringing as she was raped at a young age of 8 bye her mother's boyfriend. She had an unstable background because she moved around a lot in her life. At this very young age Bailey played a very important part in Maya's life. Bailey was a year older than Maya. Maya lived a traumatic life. When Maya was raped it was during a visit to St Louis.
