I know why the caged bird sings?

Question

Could I possibly use this book to prove a quote by Einstein? The quotes is "The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." Could I use how the black were treated [which was terribly] to support this quote?

Answer 1

You most definitely could use this. Many people ignored the injustice of segregation and slavery. Hurricane Katrina could be an example of those in our government who look on and do nothing today.

Answer 2

Yes of course you can use the quote, as long as you can back it up and as far as I can see, you have. Here are some reviews, if you need them.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I have found 6 summaries for you to look at, via the links below.

http://www.antistudy.com/search.php?title=I+Know+Why+The+Caged+Bird+Sings

http://www.freebooknotes.com/book.php3?id=201

These links will give you a summary of the book, character analysis, plot and much more, so that you will be able to answer literary questions. Here is a short extract of what you can expect from the summaries.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou's first venture into autobiography, is, like the author herself, packed with promise. Like most autobiography, the story line follows the author's memories, which are coloured by photos, letters, and other people's interpretations and repetitions of past events. The conversations are obviously padded or wholly fictionalised to fill in what people probably said at the time. The Maya character, sometimes endowed with more sophistication and understanding than is appropriate to her young age, reflects a blend of memory and the adult author's hindsight. More…..

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-24,pageNum-43.html

Good luck.

Kevin, Liverpool, England.

Answer 3

You could use the racism discussed within the book to prove that quote, but if it were me, I would use the way that characters reacted to the little girl's molestation in the book as proof that apathy is worse than evil in and of itself.

Answer 4

Yes. Any time white people have allowed an ethnic joke or remark to go unchallenged, horrible stereotypes are reinforced. If we are not a part of changing the system, then we become part of the injustice.

Nobody makes a greater mistake then he who does nothing because he could only do a little.
-- Edmund Burke

Answer 5

First, I know why the caged bird sings. Is not a question, it is a statement.
Both are evil the one doing it and the on looker!