I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Chapter 16 Summary

While young white girls in Stamps might have been debutantes dressed up like Disney princesses, little black girls were doing things old school.
As part of her "finishing school," Maya becomes a maid for Mrs. Viola Cullinan.
Mrs. Cullinan starts calling Maya "Mary," and our girl plans to get herself fired. Maya wins that battle when she throws Mrs. Cullinan's favorite casserole dish on the floor.
The image of this older woman writhing on the floor, crying over broken pottery is pretty hilarious, and definitely worth a look.