I know why the caged bird sings

Maya is faced with many obstacles that she has to overcome. Although her life was hard she managed to get by with a positive attitude.
"I know why the caged bird sings" by Maya Angelou, is about a young girl who gets sent (by her mother) down south with her little brother, to live with their grandma. They were raised by their grandmother, until unexpectedly their parents decide to visit them(which they had never done before). They left with their dad to go live with their mom in LA. Throughout her childhood Maya has many obstacles she has to overcome.

Maya had to live through many tough situations. As a kid she was bullied by her peers. They made fun of her appearance.
"My head was up and my eyes were open, but I didn't see anything. Halfway down the aisle, the church exploded with "Were you there when they crucified my Lord?" and I tripped over a foot stuck out from the children's pew. I stumbled and started to say something, or maybe to scream..."
In this excerpt the kids in her church were tripping her. She got so embarrassed that she peed her pants, and they all made fun of her. Although this had happened to her she didn't take it out on anyone. She didn't think about it after she was over. She was embarrassed, but she stayed strong and didn't let it affect her life. Maya is faced with many obstacles that she has to overcome. Although her life was hard she managed to get by with a positive attitude.

Maya was also forced to deal with racial discrimination. She was working in her grandma's (momma's) shop and many people went in and out of the store all day. The people from one side of town started to abuse her grandmother one day.
"Before the girls got to the porch, I heard your laughter crackling and popping like pine logs in a cooking stove. I suppose my lifelong paranoia was born he knows cold molasses-slow minutes. they came later to stand on the ground in front of momma. At first they pretended seriousness. Then one of them wrapped her right arm in the crook of her left, pushed out her mouth and started to hum. I realized she was imitating my grandmother... One Crossed her eyes, stuck her to thumbs in both sides of her mouth and said look here Annie... I wanted to throw a handful of black pepper in their faces, to throw lye on them, to scream that they were dirty, scummy Peckerwoods, but I knew I was clearly imprisoned behind-the-scenes as the actors outside were confined to their roles. One of the smaller girls did a kind of puppet dance while her fellow clowns laughed at her."
Maya watched her grandma (momma) get tormented by a group of white children that lived in town. Racism was a big problem in the south. Maya is faced with many obstacles that she has to overcome. Although her life was hard she managed to get by with a positive attitude.

Maya also had her elders making fun of her appearance. She never let it bother her although their words were harsh.
"When our elders said unkind things about my features, Bailey would wink at me from across the room, and I knew it was a matter of time before he takes revenge. He would allow the old ladies on the couch to finish wondering how on earth I came about..."
Maya never let the people talking about her bother her. Her brother Bailey would always help her, but the incidents with people saying rude things were coming up very often. Maya is faced with many obstacles that she has to overcome. Although her life was hard she managed to get by with a positive attitude.

Maya is a very strong and admirable person. Through all the difficulties in her life she would always have a smile on her face. She would always be able to get through the rough times. Maya is always able to get herself through tough times. Maya is faced with many obstacles that she has to overcome. Although her life was hard she managed to get by with a positive attitude.