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Running head: Mrs. Flowers and Marguerite
Mrs. Flowers and Marguerite
Jessica Snavely
ENG. 121 – English Composition 1
Prof. Michael Albright
December 7, 2016
MRS. FLOWERS AND MARGUERITE
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Mrs. Flowers and Marguerite
The essay “Sister Flowers,” by Maya Angelou describes the relationship between a young
girl named Marguerite, and her idol, Mrs. Bertha Flowers. The purpose of this essay was to
explain in detail the impact Mrs. Flowers had on young Marguerite. The writing pattern Angelou
used was narrative. I feel that she used this pattern very well. Her usage of descriptive writing
indefinitely brought to light what things looked like, smelled like, sounded like, and even how
things tasted. Angelou made me feel as though I was sitting right beside Marguerite during the
entire reading.
The description given of Mrs. Flowers in the first two paragraphs is wonderful. “She was
thin without the taut look of wiry people (Angelou, 2015),” was very creative. As I read on into
