Read this excerpt from chapter 1 of know why the caged bird sings by maya angelou and answer the question
when i was three and bailey four, we had arrived in the musty little town wearing tags on our wrists which
instructed - to whom it may concer' - that we were marguerite and bailey johnson jr. negro
passengers, who always traveled with loaded lunch boxes, felt sorry for the poor little motherless darlings
and plied us with cold fried chicken and potato salad
which of the following best describes the narrative point of view of the above excerpt?
told from tas an adult thinking about meaning of the event
told from view of the negro passengers who see the children
told from "tas if she is a child relving the event
told from reader's point of view

yes it is like you know me bro

rudy is the nazi ideal, unfortunately for the nazis his ideal comes in the form of jesse the complete opposite of those who embrace the idea of white supremacy. over the course of the novel, rudy learns that he wants nothing to do with the hitler youth, and because of this his parents are forced to make a bargain; rudy's father is forced into the military, so that his son can remain home.   both liesel and hans influence that young man that rudy becomes. following han's example, rudy puts aside his own hunger to risk his life so that the jewish prisoners might have bread to eat.

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themes and meanings

(comprehensive guide to drama)

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”