AFAM 178 Chapter Notes -Zora Neale Hurston, Culture Hero, Brothel
13 Dec 2013
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Low-rate your enemy"s ancestors and him, from the past all the way to the future: you sho is crazy = you"re witty, beat/spank/hit the box = play some music! Aka the drums jivin"= fake it til you make it. Swinging blade is about their jobs but also about their quick temper and willingness to pull out a switchblade in a fight(i think) Polk county is kind of lawless and ruthless: incorporation of art into everyday work to make it less miserable (according to thompson, not quite the book) The metaphor is primitive and easier to illustrate than describe. Ever phase of negro life is highly dramatized. It is not just a chair, it is a sitting-chair, a cook-pot. Seen in interactions between black men on the corner talking about killing each other. Seen when a black girl walks past a corner boy, signifying how sexy she is: will to adorn.
