The autobiographies of maya angelou critical perspectives on crime and deviance

Abstract

The present study aims to explore and examine the aspects of 732 crime 8482 and 732 deviance 8482 that are found evident in the textual representations in the autobiographies of the African American writer and poet Maya Angelou Her narratives provide a deeper insight into the world of crime from her own perspective revealing the networks and operations of crime in the underworld that persists like a silent killer through its various categories thereby not only permeating human relationships but als