Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Zora Neale Hurston - "From Dust Track on a Road"


Zora Neale describes her living situation in the beginning of the story. She talks about what it was like growing up poor, black, and female. This description and her ultimate achievement shows her infinite amount of perseverance. She is someone who doesn't give up and doesn't let the social norms hold her back. Since her town was dominated by one race, Hurston was forced to explore different cultural places. Hurston would never flee from the emotions that would come over her, instead she would harness them and strengthen herself for the time to come.

Social Justice is incorporated throughout the story because it follows a black female that is relatively poor on her journey to success. It also shows how she surpasses the strains bestwoed on her through her society of the dominant culture. Since Hurston was never really able to assimilate herself into that culture, she found a new one. This stroy goes on to show that Social Justice is important for every individual, but at the same time it shows that Social Justice sin;t the only factor that determines success.

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