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I know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1) Setting "I": - Stamps, Arkansas, in a black ghetto neighborhood where Maya lives with her grandmother and paralyzed uncle - St. Louis, San Francisco, a junkyard, and Southern California; A brief incident takes place acr ....

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.... smart, and willful lady; She is a trained nurse, but also makes a lot of money playing poker games in gambling parlors. - Daddy Bailey - Maya and Bailey’s father; he is a vain, selfish, and conceited man, who is not a good father. Chris Corey pg. 2 3) Character "I" 2: Secondary Characters - Grandmother Baxter - the children’s nearly white grandmother; she is a precinct leader - Grandfather Baxter - dies a few years after Maya returns to Stamps - Uncle Willie - Maya and Bailey’s uncle; he lives with Momma Henderson; paralyzed since he was three - Dolores Stockland - Daddy Bailey’s girlfriend; she is jealous of Maya and attacks her ....