Short story two(nonfiction)

For my nonfiction short story 2 I chose "When I Lay My Burden Down." by Maya Angelou. This story was short of confusing to me. From what I can understand this is a story about how it was to live in the older days with a African family and how they discipline.

The way they discipline their family seems really harsh to me. One thing that they do is their mom would tell them that "keeping clean is second next to god" and made them wash their selves every night. After they fell asleep the book said "she was famous for lifting up the covers and checking their feet for dirt" "for if they weren't clean enough for her she would grab the switch that she kept behind the door for emergencies and give the offender a burning." it was an interesting story.

I thought this was a harsher way of doing things and getting them done, but I guess you just have to see what works. I think maybe she wrote this because this is how she felt at home in her younger days, maybe this is what it was like for her and her brothers and sisters. This story kinda gets you thinking about how things use to be in the older days and how much better things have gotten for everyone. I think the reason she wrote this story is to show people that you should respect everyone not just a certain type of people. She wants you to she how everyone has feelings and not only some. I think to her cleanliness is a really big deal to the author.

The reason people like to read stories like this is because it's about someone Else's life and there are lots of people that are more interested in other peoples lives than they are their own. Some reason are because they are just nosey and other may just want to know how to handle a situation if they may come in contact with the same one as another. Stories like this show readers how other people have life and how they live it. It gives you an example of what others do in situations.