Down Goes Hurston

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reality of the South at that time. ‘"Brothers and sisters, since us can’t never expect tuh better our choice, Ah move dat we make Brother Starks our Mayor until we can see further"’(40). In this passage Hurston uses a soft pleasant type of diction. In that south at the time, people were not accepted into towns if they were new to the area. Jody, Janie’s second husband, takes charge and becomes the mayor. The people in the novel respect Jodie and Janie. Being a black man and also the mayor seems a little strange for the South. Most white people of the South dislike black people because most black people are thought to be only "slaves" even though slavery was abolished. Towards the end of the novel Janie is on trial for the murder of Tea Cake, who is Janie’s third husband. ‘"We find the death of Vergible Woods to be entirely accidental and justifiable, and that no blame should rest upon the defendant Janie Woods"’(179). Janie is found not guilty for the ...

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Most blacks of that era could only dream about the getting breakfast in morning. In tradition most blacks would wake up on cold hard earth and go straight to work, and yet Hurston disregards to state reality. Even though the book is fiction, it must obey the three themes of the Harlem Renaissance. Racial oppression includes lynching and Hurston does not express these racist actions. In the course of the novel Janie does not receive much punishment from any people, and the punishment she does receive is not severe. The only time she is hurt is when Tea Cake beats her to show the town that he is the boss. ‘"Good evenin’, Mis’ Starks," he said with a sly grin as if they had a good ...

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