What was the reason Maya angelou stopped speaking and how long?

At the age of seven she was raped by her mother's then boyfriend. A few days later her attacker was found dead. She believed her words had killed the man.

She didn't begin speaking until 5 and a half years later when she returned home from living with her grandmother in San Fransisco. The first person she spoke to was her brother whom she grew incredibly close to.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.