Read the passage from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
Mrs. Bertha Flowers was the aristocrat of Black Stamps
She had the grace of control to appear warm in the coldest
weather, and on the Arkansas summer days it seemed she
had a private breeze which swirled around, cooling her
She was thin without the taut look of wiry people, and her
printed voile dresses and flowered hats were as right for
her as denim overalls for a farmer. She was our side's
answer to the richest white woman in town.
The author's purpose in including this passage is to
explain to the reader the way people dressed in Black
Stamps
instruct the reader on the local customs in Black
Stamps
inform the reader of Mrs. Flowers's social position in
Black Stamps
teach the reader how Mrs. Flowers's fashion affected
Black Stamps