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what is the universal theme of 'i know why the caged bird sings', 'barrio boy', 'a cub pilot', and 'no gumption'

wo (2) is asking you to explain how the era the person lived in contributed to their experiences. Experiences usually work their ways into authors stories. And you have to use points of the memoirs that back your claims up.

Three (3) asks you to show the similarities and differences between "Barrio Boy" and "A Cub Pilot". Like the first question, you're being asked to explain how the author's experiences affect their writing. I'm sure somewhere in the stories, there are certain things that show why and how authors write the way they do and why they write the things that they do.

Abiography is a description of a real person's life, including factual details as well as stories from the person's life. biographies usually include information about the subject's personality and motivations, and other kinds of intimate details excluded in a general overview or profile of a person's life.