How Is Zora Neale Hurston Being Colored
Zora Neale Hurston was born in a black family in Notasulga, Alabama and moved to an all-black town in Florida in her early childhood. Being born in black society and surrounded by black people all the time, she knew nothing about racism. Growing up in the same town she began to note differences between black and whites as she could see some white people passing by her hometown. At the age of thirteen, her attitude of being colored changed completely when she come to know about the racial differences that existed in her society. Despite the inferiority she felt, she had no worries of being colored and had no sorrows dammed up in her heart. She believed in herself and was highly spirited. She claimed that it was not her choice to be colored
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and was not ashamed of being colored rather she wanted a greater chance of glory in the white society. In her opinion, if we are strong, our skin color does not matter. She believed that colored people can portray themselves and they should do their best to make to the top. She rejected the differences that existed in her society between the whites and Blacks and believed that they were all Americans and should be treated equally. Hurston thought that black people should get double the praise for any achievements they make as they have to go through many difficulties.
Hurston grew up to become a popular black artist and her chief sponsors were the white people. She had a very good relation with her white audiences and they liked her articles. She tried to portray White society in the best way in her articles because her main audiences were the white society. Zora wanted to maintain good relation with white people and avoided including the discrimination between white and black in her articles. She believed that her job as a black artist was not to uplift the race but to focus on realistic portray of people of every race. In her opinion, we should evaluate every aspect of people (bad, good, weakness and success) for their better portrayal in the society. Hurston believed in taking racial discrimination in stride rather than engaging in self-pity.
Zora further explained that she felt most colored when she remained in the sharp white background.
She often compares herself to a dark rock when she is around thousands of white people. A feeling of inferiority rose inside her when she had to stay in white society. On the other hand, she thought the position of white people would be more difficult in comparison to black people if they were to stay in black society. To make it more clear, Hurston talks about an event in her life when she went to a jazz club with her white friend. She admitted that her color comes out when she hear jazz music. She felt racial discrimination when she was spending time with her white friend in the club because she could enjoy the music but her friend could not enjoy it. A black person is used to living in white society and still cope in their environment but a white people find it very difficult to cope in black society.
Sometimes Zora Neale Hurston thinks outside of race and wants to be a part of society with no discrimination based on color. She claims that all people are an American citizen and should have the same feeling about being the citizen of the same country discarding the skin pigmentation. She does not get angry for being discriminated rather think that it’s her duty to get a real portrayal of herself in the society. She has a respect for her white neighbors and want a society without any
discrimination.
At conclusion, color is not an important factor in American society today. People are not treated based on skin color they have but by their deeds. Both the black and white people live in the same society sharing same culture and tradition. Federal law has prohibited racial discrimination. This has helped to illuminate racial discrimination in large basis. Some traces of color discrimination are seen in our society despite the effort to demolish it completely. Colored people have lower socioeconomic status in comparison to the white people. White people are more likely to work in elective offices and hold a business than black people. Although there exists some racial discrimination in American society today, racial discrimination has no impact on us as individuals.
and was not ashamed of being colored rather she wanted a greater chance of glory in the white society. In her opinion, if we are strong, our skin color does not matter. She believed that colored people can portray themselves and they should do their best to make to the top. She rejected the differences that existed in her society between the whites and Blacks and believed that they were all Americans and should be treated equally. Hurston thought that black people should get double the praise for any achievements they make as they have to go through many difficulties.
Hurston grew up to become a popular black artist and her chief sponsors were the white people. She had a very good relation with her white audiences and they liked her articles. She tried to portray White society in the best way in her articles because her main audiences were the white society. Zora wanted to maintain good relation with white people and avoided including the discrimination between white and black in her articles. She believed that her job as a black artist was not to uplift the race but to focus on realistic portray of people of every race. In her opinion, we should evaluate every aspect of people (bad, good, weakness and success) for their better portrayal in the society. Hurston believed in taking racial discrimination in stride rather than engaging in self-pity.
Zora further explained that she felt most colored when she remained in the sharp white background.
She often compares herself to a dark rock when she is around thousands of white people. A feeling of inferiority rose inside her when she had to stay in white society. On the other hand, she thought the position of white people would be more difficult in comparison to black people if they were to stay in black society. To make it more clear, Hurston talks about an event in her life when she went to a jazz club with her white friend. She admitted that her color comes out when she hear jazz music. She felt racial discrimination when she was spending time with her white friend in the club because she could enjoy the music but her friend could not enjoy it. A black person is used to living in white society and still cope in their environment but a white people find it very difficult to cope in black society.
Sometimes Zora Neale Hurston thinks outside of race and wants to be a part of society with no discrimination based on color. She claims that all people are an American citizen and should have the same feeling about being the citizen of the same country discarding the skin pigmentation. She does not get angry for being discriminated rather think that it’s her duty to get a real portrayal of herself in the society. She has a respect for her white neighbors and want a society without any
discrimination.
At conclusion, color is not an important factor in American society today. People are not treated based on skin color they have but by their deeds. Both the black and white people live in the same society sharing same culture and tradition. Federal law has prohibited racial discrimination. This has helped to illuminate racial discrimination in large basis. Some traces of color discrimination are seen in our society despite the effort to demolish it completely. Colored people have lower socioeconomic status in comparison to the white people. White people are more likely to work in elective offices and hold a business than black people. Although there exists some racial discrimination in American society today, racial discrimination has no impact on us as individuals.