ENGL 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Zora Neale Hurston
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Dr. garrett fall 2016 notes for exam 4 (lecture #17) A literary, cultural, and artistic revival of african-american society in the harlem neighborhood of new york: built on an atmosphere of hard work and achievement. Biographical information: born in etonville, florida, moved to new york as the harlem renaissance began to bloom, after years of writing, she ran out of money. This forced her to move back home and work as a domestic: she died penniless in etonville. The gilded six-bits : the two main characters are missie may and joe. The couple"s playful demeanor to one another: there is an obvious contrast between the physical builds of joe and slemmons. Heavy-set with a mouth full of gold teeth slemmons. God took pattern after a pine tree and built you noble joe: joe takes missie to the ice cream parlor to show her off.