8/16/10
pages 273 - end
In the last section of the book, Maya has some trouble understanding womanhood. I loved the way her mother explained her fears of being a lesbian. I found it very funny how Angelou interpreted the book The Well of Loneliness as a warning instead of just a novel. The reason Angelou has sex was very interesting to me. I was curious when she began speaking of her plan to seduce the best looking boy on the block. The way she explains this is as if she is still a child. She was naive to think that she was a lesbian just because of her teenage curiosity. However good things can come out of weird situations and when she found she was pregnant I was kind of excited. I know that if I was in her situation I would have spilled the beans to my mother. How she was afraid of being a lesbian but seemed unafraid of having a child is a trait of Angelou's I don't understand. It took great courage for her to carry a child for 8 months without telling anyone but her brother. I love the way she ends the book. When Angelou is wakened in the night by her mother. She sees her child lying safely with her on the bed, sleeping soundly. By ending the story with just that, I believe Angelou was telling her readers that no matter how scared you are of something trusting in yourself is the most important. I believe seeing her son sleeping with her safely represents their relationship in upcoming years. Almost as if to tell her readers that everything has turned out okay.
pages 273 - end
In the last section of the book, Maya has some trouble understanding womanhood. I loved the way her mother explained her fears of being a lesbian. I found it very funny how Angelou interpreted the book The Well of Loneliness as a warning instead of just a novel. The reason Angelou has sex was very interesting to me. I was curious when she began speaking of her plan to seduce the best looking boy on the block. The way she explains this is as if she is still a child. She was naive to think that she was a lesbian just because of her teenage curiosity. However good things can come out of weird situations and when she found she was pregnant I was kind of excited. I know that if I was in her situation I would have spilled the beans to my mother. How she was afraid of being a lesbian but seemed unafraid of having a child is a trait of Angelou's I don't understand. It took great courage for her to carry a child for 8 months without telling anyone but her brother. I love the way she ends the book. When Angelou is wakened in the night by her mother. She sees her child lying safely with her on the bed, sleeping soundly. By ending the story with just that, I believe Angelou was telling her readers that no matter how scared you are of something trusting in yourself is the most important. I believe seeing her son sleeping with her safely represents their relationship in upcoming years. Almost as if to tell her readers that everything has turned out okay.
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