I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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Maya Angelou (Marguerite) included detailed experiences of being raised in the “Store” in her autobiography. What main idea is she trying to express about her early childhood by sharing these details about the store?

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Angelou shows how the knowledge and experience gained from childhood, like the store, affects the rest of life, as the events she portrays in the book, however small or seemingly insignificant, shape her perceptions later.

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