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cultures," and is always a figure of evil (Champion). Delia is busy working, when she is frightened out of her wits: "Just then so...

first introduced to the condescending nature of men in general when one man says, in relationship to the state of the house, "Not ...

This research paper critically reevaluates Zora Neale Hurston's autobiography Dust Tracks on a Road originally published in 1942 i...

Voodoo is the focus of this paper consisting of eleven pages and considers how it is depicted in Zora Neale Hurston's writings and...

overrule her inherent independence as a strong, black woman by telling Phoeby she can "tell em what Ah say if you wants to. Dats ...

Ini nine pages this paper applies Janet St. Clair's essay to the 'whiteness' of the character Jim in this analysis of Seraph on th...

that manners and formal politeness will overlap: the way in which white Southern gentlemen treated white Southern ladies, for exam...

This paper discusses the employment opportunities for women and what influenced them in a comparative analysis of these novels con...

to delve into such concentrated and personal subjects as these, especially in front of strangers. However, Larsen recognized the ...

In five pages the community representations in each of these works are contrasted and compared. There are no other sources used....

In eleven pages this paper compares each author's uses of vernacular to reflect African American identity concept in their respect...

on charming it much as he believes he has charmed most of the towns women, and confining Delia to the home for years is comparable...

"deplored any joyful tendencies" in her, she was "their Zora" (Hurston). She was a confident young girl and this was a very impo...

leave him. Finally, Janie shares that when her grandmother passes away she seeks her own freedom and runs away from Logan. Many do...

are putting their own histories together, and finding out about who they really are. Mamas relationship with her two daugh...

love and cherish them for who they are. But it does not happen in these stories, nor does it seem to be happening within the moder...

who will stand on her own and no longer stand for physical abuse. Her husband, however, subconsciously knows that he has no pow...

be rash and foolish for awhile. If writers, were too wise, perhaps no books would be written at all. Anyway, the force from somewh...

Me" Hurston writes, "I remember the very day I became colored...But I am not tragically colored. Someone is always at my elbow rem...

and the house that she purchased with sweat and labor. However, Delia makes it clear that she will not be driven out. She tells hi...

her we see this as representative of the Devil, but the Devil will, as Delia suggested, is going to make sure Sykes got what was c...

husband who appears suddenly, as a snake it seems, which is represented by the whip he scares her with. In this we can symbolicall...

under the chinaberry tree until its over: "... while inside she knew the cold river was creeping up and up to extinguish that eye ...

a subtle reminder particularly to African-American women of how far they had come as a race and how much further they needed to go...

it up" (Hurston). By focusing on poor urban blacks instead of writing about the African-American doctors, dentists, and lawyers, ...

This essay discusses the influence of Zora Neale Hurston in regards to Alice Walker's perspective on black oral tradition and femi...

feminism, and on the realities of women in general. Some of those statements are presented in her 1926 short story "Sweat" and he...

In seven pages this consideration of Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston analyzes how folklore functions. Three sources are cited...

a distinctly more female approach, as it openly deals with gender issues and missing womanhood. The author, herself, once remarke...

her age and a man that treats her badly. In many ways he enslaves her and she feels helpless to leave him. Finally, Janie shares t...