Ms Walker Mrs Flowers from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou Literary Focus Character Influence A persons character is hisher reputation Character also refers to a persons moralethical qualities ID: 774048
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Ms. Walker“Mrs. Flowers”from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou
Literary FocusCharacter InfluenceA person’s character is his/her reputation. Character also refers to a person’s moral/ethical qualities.Mrs. Flowers has an important influence on Marguerite.
Vocabulary Terms1. taut: adj. tightly stretched2. benign: adj. showing or expressing kindness3. infuse: v. to fill 4. intolerant: adj. unwilling to accept something5. illiteracy: n. inability to read or write
Vocabulary ActivityAnalogies (Bridge Maps)Remember the Relating Factor (RF) may be different for each term.
Questions page 1911. At the beginning of “Mrs. Flower,” Angelou says she “sopped around” until Mrs. Flower threw her a “lifeline.” What main idea does Angelou suggest here? 2. Marguerite doesn’t speak much at all. What do you think Angelou means when she writes, “It was the least I could do, but it was the most also.”? What does this tell you about Marguerite’s character ? 3. What do you think Mrs. Flowers meant when she told Marguerite that she “must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy”? Is that good advice for today?