The author's purpose in including th 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.
A- explain to the reader the way pe Stamps.
B-
instruct the reader on the local custom in black Stamps.

C- inform the reader of Mrs. Flowers special position in Black Stamps.
D- teach the reader how Mrs. Flowers fashion affects Black Stamps