I know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1) Setting "I": - Stamps, Arkansas, in a black ghetto neighborhood where Maya lives with her grandmother and paralyzed uncle - St. Louis, San Francisco, a junkyard, and Southern California; A brief incident takes place across the border in Mexico - starting from 1930’s to mid-late 1900’s, she was born in 1928 2) Character "I" 1: Primary Characters - Maya– a black girl with nappy black hair, broad feet, and a space between her teeth; the narrator of the book; the novels based on her grow ....