Heritage vs. Life

Maya Angelou and Amy Tan discuss religious problems and culture differences in there literature. The authors have captured these differences by there past experiences of friends and family. Both authors come from a diverse culture, but both face the same harsh society of the American culture and beliefs. The Author's both tell about situations in there short stories of being outcast and coming from different racial backgrounds and trying to triumph over these obstacles. Angelou and Tan both have a very unique writing ability and style in there short stories.

Angelou feels different in the short story of "Champion of the World" because she is a young African American girl in a white society fighting racism and segregation. In this short story, a white male is beating down an African American male in a boxing match for the title, ."..all the Negroes around the world...