Maya Angelou’s "graduation": Advocating Cultural Power

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I think all individuals consider how others see them. I am a tall, white male. What suspicions are made in light of these truths of which I have no control? It is a disgrace that numerous character judgements are based upon outside appearance and insensible assumptions. I am prevalently a loner, tragically this is now and then deciphered as egotism and gaudiness. That presumption couldn't possibly be more off-base. I am unassuming, yet I am sure. I am not flawless by any methods, but rather I don't look downward on individuals due to my own particular lack of awareness.

It was not until I read Jincy Willet's own knowledge of her assault that the refinement amongst outer and interior personalities struck me. I didn't see how she could say that the attacker "did not touch [her]" (Willet 617). I, similar to others, expected that this experience would have a significant antagonistic impact upon her identity, her character and her life. She made it superbly clear that individuals are not "all similar" (Willet 617). Despite the fact that an awful "crash of machines," Willet was not willing to give the assault or detest or outrage or dread a chance to wind up some portion of her character (617). I regard Jincy Willet for taking this significant stand. It's the non-traditionalist in me that respects this most. Everybody is conceived with their very own cerebrum, and I think it ought to be utilized appropriately.

My personality is clearly not static. My personality changes, as do the parts that make up my character. The data on my driver's permit is just a little piece of my personality and basically assumes a quiet part in my conduct. My personality is a casualty of my situation. My skin shading, my sex, my tallness, my age, my companions, and my folks have impacted my character and made it what it is today.

Works Cited

Angelou, Maya. “Graduation.” Cromley 29-39.

Cromley, Nancy R., et al, ed. Fields of Reading: Motives for Writing. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1998.

Kotre, John. “How Memory Speaks.” Cromley 146-157.

Willet, Jincy. “Under the Bed.” Cromley 612-619.