Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Zora Neale Hurston discussion September 2011

Anyone up to re-discuss Hurston?  Here are some of the themes we discussed five years ago:

  • Autobiography vs. Fiction
    • How fictionalized is her autobiography, how autobiographical is her fiction?  (For example, where and when was she born?)
  • Religion/God
    • Originally, I read Dust Tracks on a Road, her autobiography, and I completely missed the implications of the last line.  Anyone else read it?
  • Race issues (or lack of)
    • Dialogue written in dialect (I am planning on listening to the audio book of Their Eyes Were Watching God as recommended by a friend.)
  • Journeys
Any comments?

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