Examine Maya’s portrayal of the Black Community in the USA- What do you feel are the positive/negative aspects of being Black according to her account.

... Examine Maya's portrayal of the Black Community in the USA- What do you feel are the positive/negative aspects of being Black according to her account. The black community Maya lived in is one with positive and negative points. In this essay I will try to decide is the community she lives in is more positive or if it is more negative. Maya's view on it isn't decided really and her feelings about it are vastly varied. On the positive front Maya says how the cotton pickers who owed large amounts of debt had to work in the cotton fields in an attempt to re-pay it, which they could never achieve. She says that even though they were cut badly and their shoulders and arms were aching they kept high morale by singing songs. They never complained of this tedious and tiring work, as they all knew that it was their only form

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