Berlinda, Selvia (2006) A Study of Marguerite's efforts in overcoming racism as seen in Maya Angelou's autobiography i know why the caged bird sings. Bachelor thesis, Petra Christian University.Full text not available from this repository.
The title of my thesis is "A Study of Marguerite?s Efforts to Overcoming Racism in Maya Angelou?s Autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." I want to analyze the racial problem in the black life in the America South, focusing on the experience of Maya Angelou?s experience about racial problem in her autobiographical I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this thesis, I analyze the main character?s effort in overcoming racism problem. I use literary approach with the literary devices of characterization and conflict, and some supporting theories on the black American concepts of beauty and racism. In the end of my analysis, I find that the main character success in overcoming her racism problem by having a career. As a conclusion, finally Maya can solve her problem and become a better person though racism problem still exist until she grows up.
|Item Type:||Thesis (Bachelor)|
|Uncontrolled Keywords:||racism, efforts, overcoming|
|Date Deposited:||23 Mar 2011 18:48|
|Last Modified:||29 Mar 2011 15:51|
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