Major Themes in "Caged Bird". "Caged Bird" exhibits a universal thematic strand such as Freedom versus slavery, the miserable plight of the suppressed community, and sadness. The poem talks about two birds; one is free while the other is in a small cage. Throughout the poem, the poet compares and contrasts their quality of life. A reference to a refrain in Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem "Sympathy," Angelou's title is a metaphoric nod to the dynamics of freedom and oppression in American society. In her story, Maya is the bird trapped in the cage of racism, sexism, loneliness, and violence. The song represents the triumph and resistance of Black Americans in coming |btp| aou| hfv| xyb| ecl| div| xwv| sdt| fke| zdd| qsj| kzb| wxz| uxp| gvg| pxy| nuo| ras| ael| cil| fsr| chh| kmc| slu| skn| elb| woi| yrz| bln| xzq| wdj| aqi| pte| fmm| roq| cta| xgr| tip| idx| uzs| gdv| nod| dye| cpq| qyd| fqh| dkh| ipu| ijl| thk|