a fiction writer, Hurston is noted for her metaphorical language, her story-telling abilities, writers such as Langston Hughes and Wallace Thurman, produced in 191g on w. Des. Some of her and her interest in and celebration of Southern black culture in the United st earliest work was published in the small magazine Fire!, whic long with notable Zora Neale Hurston(1891-1960)(C) Her best-known novel is Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937), in which she tracked a Southern black woman's search, over 25 years and 3 marriages, for her true identity and community in which she can develop that identity. Hurston's prolific literary output also includes such novels as Jonah's Gourd Vine(1934)and Seraph on the Suwanee(1948), short stories, plays, journal articles, and an autobiography, Dust Tracks on a Road(1942). Hurston's work was not political, but her characters'use of dialect, her manner of portraying black culture, and her conservatism created controversy within the black community Zora Neale Hurston(1891-1960)(D) Throughout her career she addressed issues of race and gender, often relating them to the search for freedom. In her later years Hurston experienced health problems, and she died impoverished and unrecognized by the literar Init. Her writings, however,were rediscovered in the 1970s by a new generation of black writers, notably Alice Walker, and many of Hurston's works were republished. In 1995 a two-volume set of her writings, some previously unpublished, was released cksonvil It is 134 miles northeast of Orlando, Florida. Once infamous for its smelly paper mills, it is now one of the Souths insurance and banking capitals. Although Jacksonville claims to be the capital of Floridas historic"First Coast", the city dates its beginnings from an early-1800s ttlement named Cowford because cattle crossed the st. johns river here. Cowford changed its name to Jacksonville in 1822 to honor General Andrew Jackson, the provisional governor who forced Spain to cede Florida to the United States 2 years earlier II. Text Analysis Main idea of the text: When I was young living in the Negro town of Eatonville, I enjoyed watching and contacting the white people. To me, the difference between black and white was that the white rode through town and never lived there when i moved to a school in Jacksonville. i was taken as a black girl It didn t depress me, though. Rather, I regarded as an advantage the history that my forefathers had been slaves. In my view, people of different colors are just the differently colored bags with almost the same contents in them How is the text organized? The passage is divided into three parts. In the first part, the author makes it clear that Zora, as a little black girl, didnt feel any difference from the white The second part serves as a transitional part, relating that Zora was made to realize that she was a black girl. The third part comes to the argument that the knowledge of being a black girl didnt depress Zora, and she was not always conscious of her color Part 1(Paras. 1-3) I didn't feel the difference between the black and the white when i was a little girlAs a fiction writer, Hurston is noted for her metaphorical language, her story-telling abilities, and her interest in and celebration of Southern black culture in the United States. Some of her earliest work was published in the small magazine Fire!!, which Hurston, along with notable writers such as Langston Hughes and Wallace Thurman, produced in 1926. Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) (C) Her best-known novel is Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937), in which she tracked a Southern black woman’s search, over 25 years and 3 marriages, for her true identity and a community in which she can develop that identity. Hurston’s prolific literary output also includes such novels as Jonah’s Gourd Vine (1934) and Seraph on the Suwanee (1948), short stories, plays, journal articles, and an autobiography, Dust Tracks on a Road (1942). Hurston’s work was not political, but her characters’ use of dialect, her manner of portraying black culture, and her conservatism created controversy within the black community. Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) (D) Throughout her career she addressed issues of race and gender, often relating them to the search for freedom. In her later years Hurston experienced health problems, and she died impoverished and unrecognized by the literary community. Her writings, however, were rediscovered in the 1970s by a new generation of black writers, notably Alice Walker, and many of Hurston’s works were republished. In 1995 a two-volume set of her writings, some previously unpublished, was released. Jacksonville It is 134 miles northeast of Orlando, Florida. Once infamous for its smelly paper mills, it is now one of the South’s insurance and banking capitals.Although Jacksonville claims to be the capital of Florida’s historic “First Coast”, the city dates its beginnings from an early-1800s settlement named Cowford, because cattle crossed the St. Johns River here. Cowford changed its name to Jacksonville in 1822 to honor General Andrew Jackson, the provisional governor who forced Spain to cede Florida to the United States 2 years earlier. II. Text Analysis Main idea of the text: When I was young living in the Negro town of Eatonville, I enjoyed watching and contacting the white people. To me, the difference between black and white was that the white rode through town and never lived there. When I moved to a school in Jacksonville, I was taken as a black girl. It didn’t depress me, though. Rather, I regarded as an advantage the history that my forefathers had been slaves. In my view, people of different colors are just the differently colored bags with almost the same contents in them. How is the text organized? The passage is divided into three parts. In the first part, the author makes it clear that Zora, as a little black girl, didn’t feel any difference from the white. The second part serves as a transitional part, relating that Zora was made to realize that she was a black girl. The third part comes to the argument that the knowledge of being a black girl didn’t depress Zora, and she was not always conscious of her color. Part 1 (Paras. 1-3) I didn’t feel the difference between the black and the white when I was a little girl