Maya Angelou Essay

Feminism women’s rights, or just equal rights are all common themes that run through these two passages. The late poet Maya ANgelou writes about not only the black struggle but the struggle of a black woman. She expresses how she is a free spirit, and couldn’t care less about what you thought of her, because she knows what she thinks of herself. On the other hand the 1950’s article basically tells women their goal and purpose in life is to please her husband, clean the house and make sure the children look like perfect angels. I’ve come to see that these two passages have a lot more in common than not, after analyzing them.

Maya Angelou, known for her many essays, poems and work as a civil rights activist, wrote the poem AND STILL I RISE, which has a strong grasp on the idea of determination to rise above thos that do anything in their power to drag her down. It’s important to analyze this poem

A basic summary of this article is telling women that they need to cater to their husbands, and that her needs are no longer important once her husband comes home; “Remeber, his topics of conversations are more important than yours,” claims the article. Angelou’s poem is a perfect illustration of how to be a horrible housewife in the 1950’s, and I love it. Both poems were written more for women, but in a way can also be targeted towards men. Angelou’s poem was more an in your face approach towards men, as well as to show women that it’s okay to have a mind of their own and live their life to the fullest, and that their needs matter as well. The Good Wife’s Guide may be outdated, but it was to show women their place in the household. For example, “Never complain if he comes home late to goes out to dinner, or other places of entertainment without you,” which Maya Angelou probably wouldn’t have stood for, as she stood for what was best, and fair for