Life Doesn't Frighten Me - Maya Angelou

 Life Doesn't Frighten Me

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     Maya Angelou, a well-known black American feminist writer and poet, encourages youngsters to be strong and not to be afraid of anything in her poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me". Maya Angelou attempts to convey through her poem that no one needs to be afraid of anything because she does not perceive any threats in her life. And this poem is not only for children but for anyone who fears life. Maya Angelou describes her concept through the eyes of children. 

        Shadows on the wall

         Noises down the hall

        Life doesn’t frighten me at all 

            Due to their fear of these kinds of nighttime shadows and noises, children are often threatened by these characteristics. As this poetry is applicable to all kinds of categories, the shadows can be compared to society, which has a tendency to speak negatively about a particular person. As a result, people must kill themselves and appear to be in conformity with society in order to escape this spotlight. People of this type are constantly afraid of the shadows and noises that are signs of society. However, the speaker claims that because she is resistant to this, it had no effect on her.

        Some people are too afraid of the horrible memories from their past that can resurface and negatively impact their lives. And because their hated history is still plaguing them, even in their dreams, those unpleasant recollections are for them like the great ghost from the cloud. Similar to this, a variety of ghostly figures, including the mother goose, the lion, and the dragon spouting flame, are chasing after these people as a sign of the fear they are experiencing. However, the speaker cautions her audience not to be alarmed by such childish things by explaining that all of these frightful things are merely child fears from the perspective of children. According to Maya Angelou, people should treat their life apprehensions as if they were children's.

            I go boo

            Make them shoo

            I make fun

            Way they run

        One must approach their fear in this way, shooing it away much like they would a cow. Fear is nothing more than a cow that is under human control, which he may subdue and master. Here, the speaker mocks the anxiety that suggests everyone should respond to dangers in this manner. As her grin has the power to send the dread into a frenzy, the speaker is resolved to be brave and resist crying. Smiles and laughter, in Maya Angelou's opinion, are the finest defences against dread.

        Life's challenges could be ones that one faces alone, without any company, but he can prevail over them despite these circumstances. The speaker is immune to their attacks; therefore, neither panthers in the park nor strangers in the dark can harm her. She then talks about the times in her early years when boys yanked her hair, but she claims that these memories didn't scare her. No, the speaker has no right to fight back with frogs and snakes, as she has. 

        I’ve got a magic charm

        That I keep up my sleeve

        I can walk the ocean floor

        And never have to breathe

        Only human willpower, which can keep him alive through all hardships in life, can do anything for him. In order to overcome their fear, the speaker advises her audience to purchase this magical charm. She also closes her poem on an upbeat note: 

         Life doesn’t  frighten me at all.