Actress, Author, Activist, Educator, Filmmaker, Educator and Poet. Just some of the things Marguerite Ann Johnson, also known as Maya Angelou has accomplished in her fulfilling life. Most importantly though, she was a mother of all people. Whether she comforted you with advice or made you inspired by her story of hardships, she was a mother to all of us. Maya was born to Bailey Johnson and Vivian Baxter Johnson in 1928, but grew up with her grandmother Annie Henderson and her uncle Willie. In her memoir I know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Maya’s family has both a negative and positive impact on her life. In ways such as, Maya’s encounter with Mr. Freeman, Maya’s bonding with Bailey and Maya’s teenage years living with her mother in California.
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For one, she had moved from Stamps to California to live with her mother Vivian. At age 17, Maya became pregnant unexpectedly with a baby boy. She was initially a nervous mother due to the fact she wasn’t prepared for motherhood, but Maya’s own mother was there to help out along the way. Once the baby was born, Maya was terrified at the idea of allowing the baby to sleep in her bed. Maya’s mother would repeatedly attempt to ask Maya to give the idea a chance. Finally, Maya took her mother's advice and agreed to let the baby sleep in her bed for a night. This is what happened:
“She turned the light on and said, “Look at the baby.” My fears were so powerful I couldn’t move to look at the center of the bed. She said again, “Look at the baby.” I didn’t hear sadness in her voice, and that helped me to break the bonds of terror. The baby was no longer in the center of the bed. At first I thought he had moved. But after closer investigation, I found that I was lying on my stomach with my arm bent at a right angle. Under the tent of blanket, which was pulled by my elbow and forearm, the baby slept touching my
Childhood, a word which makes most people think of …show more content…
For one, she had moved from Stamps to California to live with her mother Vivian. At age 17, Maya became pregnant unexpectedly with a baby boy. She was initially a nervous mother due to the fact she wasn’t prepared for motherhood, but Maya’s own mother was there to help out along the way. Once the baby was born, Maya was terrified at the idea of allowing the baby to sleep in her bed. Maya’s mother would repeatedly attempt to ask Maya to give the idea a chance. Finally, Maya took her mother's advice and agreed to let the baby sleep in her bed for a night. This is what happened:
“She turned the light on and said, “Look at the baby.” My fears were so powerful I couldn’t move to look at the center of the bed. She said again, “Look at the baby.” I didn’t hear sadness in her voice, and that helped me to break the bonds of terror. The baby was no longer in the center of the bed. At first I thought he had moved. But after closer investigation, I found that I was lying on my stomach with my arm bent at a right angle. Under the tent of blanket, which was pulled by my elbow and forearm, the baby slept touching my