| Plot and Setting | Character Analysis | Conflicts | Symbols/Imagery & Literary Devices |
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The late 1920s to mid 1930s
In what decade does this story take place?
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Momma
Who was the most influential person to Maya during these chapters?
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Maya faces culture clash moving to rural Stamps, Arkansas from the city.
What conflict does Maya face when she is sent to live with her grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas?
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Cotton picking and Mayas’s brother Bailey
What two symbols were spoken about in our presentation?
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Stamps, Arkansas
What is the name of the small town in Arkansas where Maya Angelou grew up?
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She owned the only store in the black area of Arkansa.
Why is Momma a significant pillar of the community of Stamps?
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Maya faces racial conflict at her Stamps school, where she is one of the few black students who faces discrimination from classmates and teachers.
What kind of conflict arises when Maya is sent to school in Stamps?
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Hide and seek and follow the leader
What two main games does Maya mention playing with Bailey?
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The ex-sheriff of Stamps warned them to “lay low” due to an incident involving a black man and a white women.
Why did Angelou and Bailey have to assist Momma in hiding Uncle Willie in the Store?
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Self-identity and racism issues
What main struggle does Maya face?
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Maya has a racial conflict, as well as feelings of anger and retaliation, after a girl at her school insults her by calling her "white trash."
What conflict arises when a girl at Maya's school refers to her as "white trash"?
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August
What month did slaves start to pick cotton?
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