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Zora Neale Hurston By Molly Morabito

Background Information  Eatonville, FL  Moved to Maryland, went to Morgan Academy  Studied literature and philosophy at Howard  Went to New York to be part of the Harlem Renaissance  Continued education at Barnard College  Eccentric, witty, carefree personality  Their Eyes Were Watching God  Dust Tracks on a Road  Eatonville, FL  Moved to Maryland, went to Morgan Academy  Studied literature and philosophy at Howard  Went to New York to be part of the Harlem Renaissance  Continued education at Barnard College  Eccentric, witty, carefree personality  Their Eyes Were Watching God  Dust Tracks on a Road- 1942

Spunk  Took 2 nd prize in the 1925 literary contest of the Urban League’s journal, “Opportunity”  Seemed to launch her career  Strong man kills weaker man’s wife  About revenge, karma, infidelity  Dialect made it a bit difficult to read  Masculinity and power, love and passion- major themes  Took 2 nd prize in the 1925 literary contest of the Urban League’s journal, “Opportunity”  Seemed to launch her career  Strong man kills weaker man’s wife  About revenge, karma, infidelity  Dialect made it a bit difficult to read  Masculinity and power, love and passion- major themes

Sweat  1926  Washerwoman and her insecure, cheating husband  Uses fear of snakes to attempt to kill her  Focused on revenge, karma, abusive relationships  1926  Washerwoman and her insecure, cheating husband  Uses fear of snakes to attempt to kill her  Focused on revenge, karma, abusive relationships

How It Feels to Be Colored Me  About identity and self-pride  Describes childhood happiness before mother’s death  Felt racial differences after her moving away  Bag of bits metaphor  About identity and self-pride  Describes childhood happiness before mother’s death  Felt racial differences after her moving away  Bag of bits metaphor

The Gilded Six-Bits  1933  Love, betrayal, forgiveness  True testing of love and marriage  Infidelity by Missie May  Find happiness after birth of child  U.S. changing currency standards same year  Hurston’s love life  1933  Love, betrayal, forgiveness  True testing of love and marriage  Infidelity by Missie May  Find happiness after birth of child  U.S. changing currency standards same year  Hurston’s love life

Characteristics of Negro Expression  Dancing  Folklore  Heroes  Music  Dialect  Celebration of her culture  Stereotypes of African Americans  Dancing  Folklore  Heroes  Music  Dialect  Celebration of her culture  Stereotypes of African Americans

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