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?
(1 point)
Responses
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