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Controversy Literature                                                       Angelou, M (1983). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. London: Bantam. The book of Angelou is her autobiography, dedicated to her young years. The story covers the period from author’s three to seventeen years: the period, when her personality and character was formed. The author, who originally comes from Africa, writes a critical overview of racism issues that she had to experience in her life. The most striking and overwhelming ideas described in the novel include rape, homosexual issues, and pregnancy of a teenage author. Angelou’s book was confronted by educational establishments and parents in 1983; as a result, nowadays the book is still excluded from some of the school programs. This confrontation was caused by some provocative issues included in the plot. One of them is the question of homosexuality: for some time the main character hesitates, and wonders if she is a lesbian or not. In order to avoid the confusion, the girl decided to have sex with one of her male classmates, which resulted in her pregnancy. Such a turn of events was unacceptable for an unmarried sixteen year old girl, which caused a public’s dissatisfaction.