Caged Bird: Analysis Statement

“Cage Bird” by Maya Angelou is a story depicting two different perspectives of two different birds. The first bird has a life of freedom whereas the second bird is caged and mistreated by an unspecified tyrant. In “Cage Bird” Angelou creates a powerful distinction that shows the historical context of racial discrimination, segregation, and inequality during the 1950s and 1960s and fought for the integration of all people. The poem is…