1. What conversation is Slaughter participating in? Who is her "They Say" and what does she think about their point(s) of view? 2. What is the general claim made by Slaughter in this essay?
3. What is the most important critique she offers in her essay?
4. What do you think about her claims and evidence?

1. What conversation is Slaughter participating in? Who is her "They Say" and what does she think about their point(s) of view?

2. What is the general claim made by Slaughter in this essay?

3. What is the most important critique she offers in her essay?

4. What do you think about her claims and evidence?1. What conversation is Slaughter participating in? Who is her "They Say" and what does she think about their point(s) of view?

2. What is the general claim made by Slaughter in this essay?

3. What is the most important critique she offers in her essay?

4. What do you think about her claims and evidence?1. What conversation is Slaughter participating in? Who is her "They Say" and what does she think about their point(s) of view?

2. What is the general claim made by Slaughter in this essay?

3. What is the most important critique she offers in her essay?

4. What do you think about her claims and evidence?1. What conversation is Slaughter participating in? Who is her "They Say" and what does she think about their point(s) of view?

2. What is the general claim made by Slaughter in this essay?

3. What is the most important critique she offers in her essay?

4. What do you think about her claims and evidence?1. What conversation is Slaughter participating in? Who is her "They Say" and what does she think about their point(s) of view?

2. What is the general claim made by Slaughter in this essay?

3. What is the most important critique she offers in her essay?

4. What do you think about her claims and evidence?1. What conversation is Slaughter participating in? Who is her "They Say" and what does she think about their point(s) of view?

2. What is the general claim made by Slaughter in this essay?

3. What is the most important critique she offers in her essay?

4. What do you think about her claims and evidence?

Explanation:

-DAVENZA

Explanation:

Angelou uses the metaphor of a bird struggling to escape its cage, described in Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem, as a prominent symbol throughout her series of autobiographies. Like elements within a prison narrative, the caged bird represents Angelou's confinement resulting from racism and oppression.