I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Chapter 29: Summary and Analysis

New Character:
Red Leg: a member of the Black underground and a visitor to the Clidell home

Summary
This chapter describes the new life with Mother and Daddy Clidell. The boarders in Daddy Clidell’s house are presented briefly to the reader as characters who do not speak. Daddy Clidell is exposed to the reader in more detail in this chapter. Through Marguerite’s description Clidell Jackson emerges as a real person who brings the Black underground into the big house. Mr. Red Leg, a member of the Black underground, is one visitor to the home who is very...


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