The poem,"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou talks about people who are oppressed and how they can't escape for that they feel like birds stuck inside cages and will never be set free. The bird in the poem sings for freedom. The theme of the poem is freedom.
The poem is related to the Triangle Factory because the workers were working there with no way to escape from the fire that broke out. They had worked hard and what did they get, a one way ticket sentence to death and the person who owned the factory did nothing but lock doors to avoid theft. They also felt like caged birds because they spent most their days working the factory for very little pay.
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