his means that Maya was not certain if she was a lesbian or not.So, without help from her mother she goes to the first guy she sees and has sex with him. If her mother had not lether alone and guided her through this problem she would never had done this. In doing this she becomes pregnant.This is when Maya really matures and learns that she must grow up. Without any guidance through her life shenever knew the difference between right or wrong. All the times that she was abandoned or not guided through herchildhood resulted in her getting pregnant. If Maya was never abandoned from her parents and other people thenmaybe she would have never made these bad choices. During this time period and living in the South, it makes Mayas life difficult to experience. She grows upvery fast and learns about things that a normal child or teenager would not know at this time. She matures quicklyby the discriminations, her rape, and being abandoned throughout her childhood. As a teenager, Maya seems to bean older woman because of all the difficulties and the triumphs that she has gone through. Today, kids are growingup very quickly, and they need the help of adults and examples from adults to understand whats going on aroundthem....
