Zora Neale Hurston
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- The Importance of Dialogue in Zora Neal Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching GodZora Neale Hurston actively used dialogue and wide ranging language to help establish the social status and define the personality of her characters in her story, Their Eyes Were Watching God.
- Zora Neale Hurston; The Writer and the Harlem RenassainceKnown for her independent spirit, she spent her life overcoming such labels as 'eccentric' and 'controversial. Zora Neale Hurston rose to fame only to die in poverty, but remains a true pioneer for African-American women and writers.
Zora Neale Hurston: A Short BioA short biography of the struggles that the talented author faced during her lifetime
The Short Fiction of Zora Neale Hurston: Part I - SpunkThis article examines Zora Neale Hurston's short stories as "high art" based on Leroi Jones' essay "The Myth of a Negro Literature." This is part I.
The Short Fiction of Zora Neale Hurston: Part II - SweatThis article examines Zora Neale Hurston's short stories as "high art" based on Leroi Jones' essay "The Myth of a Negro Literature." This is part II.- The Short Fiction of Zora Neale Hurston: Part III - The Gilded Six BitsThis article examines Hurston's short stories as "high art" based on the characteristics in Leroi Jones' essay "The Myth of a Negro Literature." This is part three.
- Zora Neale Hurston and the Literature CanonZora Neale Hurston was born in 1891 in Notasulga, Alabama but grew up in the town of Eatonville, Florida which was the first all-black incorporated town in the United States.
- On Zora Neale Hurston's Essay "How it Feels to Be Colored Me"A brief examination of this famous essay
- The Voice of EatonvilleA biographical study of author Zora Neale Hurston and the present-day Eatonville her fame revived.
- Feminism Present in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching GodThis paper is a review of Zora Neale Hurston's novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and pinpoints the feminism present in the story. When the novel was published in 1937, feminism was a frowned upon topic, thus causing the book to receive critisizm.
- Black History Month Biography: Zora Neale HurstonZora Neale Hurston was, until recent times, scarcely unknown outside of elite literary circles. Learn more about this fiercely independent African-American writer and her life.
- Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eye's Were Watching GodAn indepth look at Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eye's Were Watching God.
African-American Authors Gwendolyn Brooks and Zora Neale Hurston: Overcoming Adversity in the Pursuit of HappinessAfrican-American female authors Gwendolyn Brooks and Zora Neale Hurston published novels that show their characters overcoming hardships in a variety of ways. Similarly, the hip hop culture of the early 1970s formed to combat the struggles of ghetto life.- The Theme of Freedom in Selected Works of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale HurstonDuring the Harlem Renaissance, African-American poets and writers expressed the desire for freedom in many ways. Langston Hughes uplifted the race out of the negative, stereotypical mold. Zora Neale Hurston showed African-Americans as rounded humans.
- Black History Month Profile: Zora Neale HurstonBest known for, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," Zora Neale Hurston was a leading lady in African American literature.
- Janie's Men in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching GodThis essay examines how the Janie expresses herself and her personal growth through her choice in men in Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God."
- Review of Zora Neale Hurston's SweatA literary view of religion and self preservation through song.
- Zora Neale Hurston's Sweat: How Characterization Contributes to the ThemeShort stories allow us to look deeply at central points effectively within it. For example, the analysis of a major character and how they help to demonstrate the theme of the story.
Zora Neale Hurston's Sweat: Character and Metaphor in the Short StoryAn essay that look at the use of character and metaphor to describe a moral universe in Hurston's short story "Sweat."- A Response to Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonA brief and informal response to Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.