I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings novel

Based on Maya's Chapter 3 incident and Staples' incidences of racism, you are to compare and/or contrast the two readings. Brainstorming ideas for the prompt: What is the context for both readings? Who is involved? Were the reasons for acting the way they did, the same or different? This is only a paragraph, so do not try to compare and/or contrast too much. Make sure your topic sentence is clear about whether you are comparing and/or contrasting.  Be sure to use keywords such as contrast, different, similar, and both, etc.