I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Chapter 10: Summary and Analysis

New Characters:
Grandmother Baxter: Marguerite’s “nearly white” grandmother in St. Louis

Tutti, Tom, and Ira Baxter: Mother Dear’s brothers and Marguerite’s uncles

Pat Patterson: curses Vivian and is attacked by Vivian and her brothers

Mr. Freeman: Mother Dear’s (Vivian’s) live-in boyfriend

Summary
Chapter 10 describes the new people, places, and schoolrooms of St. Louis. The children hear family stories they have never heard before; for instance, they hear the story of how Mother (“Bibbi”) is cursed by Pat Patterson...


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