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Event #1: Maya went to George Washington High School and met Miss Kirkwin, whose educator she loved the teaching of.

Event #2: Maya lives with her Mother and Daddy Clidell, who she finds cares a lot about Maya and acts as her father figure.

Quote: "George Washington High School was the first real school I attended. My entire stay there might have been time lost if it hadn’t been for the unique personality of a brilliant teacher." (Angelou, Ch. 28)

Important Person: Miss Kirkwin was an inspiring teacher towards Maya at her time in San Francisco. Maya looked up to Daddy Clidell as a father figure, and treated her as his own daughter.

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Event One: Maya meets her mother after believing her to be dead for years. She views her as a perfect, pure, and innocent woman who could do no wrong.
Event Two: After Maya was raped she falls mute due to the death of Mr. Freeman. She feels as if she caused the death and speaking, even more, could lead to the death of someone she truly does love.
The person who affected Maya the most here was Vivian, her mother. She gave her a new standard of beauty and hope for her relationship with her mother.

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Event #1: Maya travels to Mexico and meets Big Bailey's girlfriend (Dolores Stockland). Maya and Dolores get into a verbal fight and Maya finally speaks up and defends herself instead of keeping it to herself like she usually did. The fight turns physical and Maya gets scratched. She thinks about what Bailey would do in her situation.

Event #2: Maya crashes Big Bailey's car while trying to drive. At this moment Maya felt like she could control gravity and even Mexico. Her relationship with Big Bailey becomes tense after the accident and it angers Dolores when they get back.

Important People: Dolores Stockland and Big Bailey. Dolores pushed Maya to defend herself for the first time and Big Bailey made Maya think about and learn more about herself as a person.

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Maya grew up in Stamps with Momma and Bailey. Mrs. Flowers was also with Maya there and she was a big influence on Maya. She taught her many things such as how to value life. When Maya comes back to Stamps she feels relieved. In Stamps Maya was affected by her parent's choice to send her away because she couldn't understand how her parents could live without her.