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    Many of the memories etched in the brain forever are caused by a parent or parents in the way they choose to raise their young sometimes creating a negative memory and also creating very positive‚ pleasant memories. Torn between the beliefs of two parents‚ Zora Neale Hurston is able to show both sides of childhood memories in her autobiography. Through diction and manipulation of point of view‚ Zora Neale Hurston conveys not only a plentiful and satisfying childhood within the bounds of her own childhood

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    Zora Neale Hurston is a black American writer. She was born in a small town in Florida in January 7‚ 1891. Starting with a dreadful life‚ Hurston’s experiences were perfect for starting her career in creative writing. Hurston adjudicates to create/write fiction stories‚ especially books of imagination and exploration. Hurston is a ill-mannered woman during her time period‚ but her words touched‚ and still do touch‚ the black race. As an adult‚ “Zora gave 1901 as her birth year‚ but also gave 1898

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    the color of your skin or your gender. In Zora Neale Hurston’s story‚ “Sweat”‚ there is a racial dispute to be argued as well as. The character‚ Delia was treated like a slave by her husband‚ Sykes. The color of a person’s skin often was a reflection on the was people were treated. In “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston the main female character‚ Delia‚ was treated very poorly by her husband. Sykes‚the husband said “You sho is one aggravatin’ nigger woman!” (Hurston 1) In other words he said that she was

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    and prying with a purpose.” This quote by Zora Neale-Hurston gives people a different viewpoint on the idea of researching in general. However‚ it focuses on how research is not just an abstract concept and specifically how it should be done. The first part of the quote describes what research is‚ here formalized curiosity‚ and the second part deals with how one should conduct research‚ here searching for a specific something or purpose. Zora Neale Hurston did‚ in fact‚ research with purpose. She

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    when describing her independence and how she accepts the challenges of life. The characteristics of her comes within her very existence and sense of being. A female is faithful‚ loyal‚ reliable‚ and can tolerate all things that may be unbearable to others. In having this quality it makes her superior to those who look down upon her. There were six different texts which were chosen to give an intriguing understanding of strong women: “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston (349-356)‚“A Worn Path” by Eudora

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    goal was to find the grave of a writer she greatly admired‚ Zora Neale Hurston. Hurston‚ a major figure of the Harlem Renaissance‚ died in poverty in 1960 (“HurstonZora Neale”). Walker found no grave or marker in Eatonville‚ Hurston’s hometown. Instead‚ she learned that her literary idol had been buried in an unmarked grave in a segregated cemetery in Fort Pierce‚ Florida. She commissioned a headstone for the site that hailed Hurston as a genius of the South‚ a novelist‚ a folklorist‚ and‚ finally

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    Discrimination is the unjust treatment of different categories of people or things. Such as race‚ age‚ and/or sex. Discrimination against women is a huge deal and still exists today. It is mainly shown in the workplace and at home. Zora Neale Hurston‚ an anthropologist and author states‚ “Sometimes‚ I feel discriminated against‚ but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me.” (Zora Neale Hurston) This quote explains a woman expressing

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    The role of guilt in "Spunk" by Zora Neale Hurston In "Spunk" by Zora Neale Hurston‚ the main character Joe Kanty’s death is the tool used to shape the characters in her story. Following Joe’s murder‚ the characters experience different forms of guilt‚ representing Hurston’s belief that everyone in our world has a conscience. As the characters develop a guilty conscience‚ they realize just that. Bullies‚ cheaters‚ and murderers are all susceptible to the feelings of a guilty conscience as illustrated

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    “ Sweat” ‘Zora Neale Hurston’ In this story “Sweat” it’s a fictional town is based on a real place called Eatonville‚ Florida‚ where author Zora Neale Hurston grew up. This real-life connection makes the descriptions in the story come to life. The hot weather referenced in the setting also supports the story’s title‚ Sweat. The conflict in this story is is mainly between the protagonist‚ Delia‚ and her husband‚ Sykes‚ who is horribly mean and cruel to her. He is cheating on her and has before

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    How it Feels to Be Colored Me” is an inciteful look at the sense of self that Zora Hurston feels. Hurstons experiences can be explained by Allport’s in-group theory. Due to the nature of the times that Hurston lived in‚ people normally kept within their own race group. Most neighborhoods at the time were either predominantly black or white. Hurston seems to not be bothered by this but rather‚ is astonished by the fact that people allow this to happen. She goes on to say “Sometimes‚ I feel discriminated

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