Zora Neale Hurston enriches her readers" sense of her childhood through her descriptive diction and her skillful manipulation of point of view, giving readers the allusion that her childhood was a self-contained paradise full of riches and opportunities, but at the same time hinting at an ominous outside world. ... Despite all that the Hurstons have within their reach, however, references to beef stew and apples reflected the limitations of their paradisiacal home and Hurston's curiosity of the unknown world around them. Hurston's mother provided the authority, protection, and ...

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• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Joe Starks Joe Starks, Janie's second husband in Zora Neale Hurston's novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, had most of the common characteristics of a white individual during the late nineteen century. ... Hurston allows for these commonalities to occur in order to present Joe's personality through his role models (the wealthy, white men) and his attitude toward his wife as well as his environment. ...

• Word Count: 264
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

What was the Harlem Renaissance? What is a renaissance? A renaissance is a movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity. There was a famous renaissance in Europe during the transition from medieval times to modern times that is still taught today. The Harlem Renaissance wa...

• Word Count: 2619
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Author Zora Neale Hurston's storytelling techniques convey the townspeople's disapproval of Janie's choices about the men in her life, and the empowerment that the security of the night brings them to openly judge Janie. ...

• Word Count: 846
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate