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Racism and Social Segregation in Maya Angelo’s “Caged Birdâ€

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  • Khalil Bakheet Khalil Ismail

    (Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, KSA University of Dalanj, Sudan)

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The main thrust of this paper is to examine the issue of racial segregation in Maya Angelou’s “Caged Bird†via exploring the poem in relation to the circumstances that typify life and existence in the African American context. An attempt is made to situate this poem within the heat of racism, oppression, and class discrimination as well as the search for black identity. The paper relies on New Historicism as the scope of exploration owing to the chunk of influence that history and society bears on African American writing. Then literary critical analysis is made to verify the different aspects of racism and social segregation as represented in the poem.

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  • Khalil Bakheet Khalil Ismail, 2021. "Racism and Social Segregation in Maya Angelo’s “Caged Birdâ€," English Literature and Language Review, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 7(1), pages 24-28, 03-2021.
    • Handle: RePEc:arp:ellrar:2021:p:24-28
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