Choose the correct response for the question about the novel excerpt you read.
In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the speaker states she felt like crying when she heard the lines "I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul." What did she feel was keeping her from being the master of her fate?
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growing up in the South.
the prejudice against her race.
being outperformed by Henry Reed.
dropping out of school in the eighth grade.
1 answer
the prejudice against her race.