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    Zora Neale Hurston Zora Neale Hurston was a phenomenal woman. At the height of her success she was known as the "Queen of the Harlem Renaissance." She came to overcome obstacles that were placed in front of her. Hurston rose from poverty to fame and lost it all at the time of her death. Zora had an unusual life; she was a child that was forced to grow up to fast. But despite Zora Neale Hurston’s unsettled life‚ she managed to surmount every obstacle to become one of the most profound authors

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    Southern Idiom of Zora Neale Hurston Zora Neale Hurston‚ scholar‚ novelists‚ folklorist‚ and anthropologist‚ was a major figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Her writing career elaborated the rich black vernacular from her southern upbringing and also of her anthropology training from the prestigious Barnard College (Slawson 209). Hurston grew up in Eatonville‚ Florida. It was one of the first all-black towns to be formed after the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863‚ and is thought to heavily influence

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    Basically‚ Hurston didn’t let being black define her as a person. Zora Neal Hurston uses the vast majority of "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" discussing the ways in which she does and does not feel her color. She doesn’t‚ for instance‚ feel like such a large number of other African Americans she knows; they complain and whine all the time about being black and disadvantaged. Hurston does not flounder in the past or hold resentment against anybody for the slavery which held her progenitors in bondage

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    In Colored Me Zora Neal Hurston illustrates how similar people really are through the analogy of paper bags‚ and the obstacles she has to face when Zora talks about race. During this time era Zora Neal Hurston had never witnessed racism while living in Eatonville‚ Florida. Only because she was in a town where there were just colored folks. The only time Zora would see white people were when they were passing through or coming from Orlando. It wasn’t until Zora got sent to school in Jacksonville

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    	Zora Neale Hurston was an astounding Afro-American author who was recognized not for being the first Afro-American writer‚ but rather for her ability to bring forth her cultural language and imagery. If not for Zora’s pioneering effort as a female black writer‚ the world of modern literature would have never seen the cultural insights of the African American culture in such a candid way. 	Zora’s date of birth is said to be in January of 1891‚ however her actual date of birth is debated today

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    Wu Hongzu wrote a deeply detailed essay regarding symbolism found in the Zora Neale Hurston book; Their Eyes Were Watching God published in Theory and Practice in Language Studies (2014). This is a summary of those very ideas‚ using many of the same quotes he did in order to explain his points. This essay talks about the development of Janie; a female person of color‚ through specific symbols. They talked about the use of a pear tree‚ hair‚ and most importantly‚ the mule. It focused primarily on

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    Zora Neale Hurston was an American folklorist and author during the time of the Harlem Renaissance‚ best known for the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. Hurston began her undergraduate studies at Howard University but left after a few years‚ unable to support herself. She was later offered a scholarship to Barnard College where she received her B.A. in anthropology in 1927. While at Barnard‚ she conducted ethnographic research under her advisor‚ the noted anthropologist Franz Boas of Columbia

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    Between Cape jasmine bushes and chinaberry trees‚ Zora Neale Hurston’s childhood‚ was a warm sweet memory illustrated in an extract of Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography. In this excerpt‚ diction and point of view jump from the page to give the reader a lucid and realistic view of life "down there" in the farm‚ sheltered from society to protect the plentiful love‚ food and company of the Hurston home‚ compared to "way up north" where "rare" apples are abundant and gardenias are sold for a dollar

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    A Deeper Look into Sweat by Zora Hurston The short story Sweat by Zora Hurston shows a lot of the troubles women faced years ago‚ even today with empowerment. It talks about how a woman overcomes her husband she feared for a long time. The two main characters of this short story‚ Delia and Sykes experienced an extreme amount of conflict throughout the story. For starters Sykes is very abusive with Delia and he treats her as if she is nothing. Sykes creates more conflict between the two by running

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    black owned community in 1887.Eatonville is only 6 miles from Orlando. In 2010 the current population was 2‚159. The town Eatonville was founded by 3 African American after the civil war. The author Zora Neale Hurston was raised in Eaton. Majority of Zora’s writings are based on the town. Zora Hurston and the state of Florida have a connection because of the town Eatonville and her writing. EatonVille was one of the first black owned towns in that time era. Eatonville was founded by Captain Josiah

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