Vocabulary
This word means watching over someone to provide guidance and keep them safe.
What is supervision?
I am the author and narrator of this memoir.
Who is Maya Angelou?
At the beginning, Maya worries about meeting and being accepted by this person.
Who is her mother?
This genre recounts and reflects on experiences from the author‘s own life.
What is a memoir?
Grandmother‘s comforting words and handholding provide this: relief from worry or fear.
What is reassurance?
This word describes an act that is generous and helpful to others.
What is charitable?
I am Maya’s mother, whom she chooses to call “Lady.”
Who is Vivian?
Vivian’s glamorous appearance causes Maya to feel this way about herself.
What is insecure or less confident?
Maya tells the story using this point of view, giving readers direct access to her feelings.
What is first-person point of view?
Vivian‘s laughter does not do this to other people, which helps Maya begin to appreciate her.
What is ridicule or make fun of them?
This noun names someone who helps others, often by donating money.
What is a philanthropist?
I arrange supervision for Maya’s trip and comfort her when she is afraid.
Who is Grandmother?
This small gesture from Maya brings Vivian to tears and helps them connect.
What is a smile?
Vivian‘s words, hugs, and acceptance of the name ‘Lady” help readers understand her personality through this literary technique.
What is characterization?
Maya’s smile teaches her that giving can include kindness and encouragement, an example of this quality.
What is generosity?
This word means following or happening afterward.
What is ensuing?
My arrival initially brings Maya relief, but my eager greeting of our mother makes her feel overlooked.
Who is Bailey?
Maya asks to leave with Grandmother after Bailey gives Vivian his attention because she feels this way
What is hurt, jealous, or displaced?
The memory of Maya and Bailey destroying gifts from their mother uses this technique to reveal earlier hurt.
What is a flashback?
Grandmother refuses Maya’s request to leave but holds her hand, showing that adults can combine these two things.
What are boundaries and loving support?
Maya‘s hesitation to use a familiar maternal title is an example of this vocabulary word.
What is reluctance?
I accept the name “Lady,” showing that I am willing to give Maya time to become comfortable.
Who is Vivian?
At the end, Bailey reaches back and Maya takes his hand. This gesture reassures Maya about this relationship.
What is her bond with Bailey?
Maya’s fear of rejection and struggle with jealousy are examples of this type of conflict.
What is internal conflict?
The ending supports this theme about family relationships.
What is family bonds can remain strong even as relationships change?