Analysis Of How It Feels To Be Colored Me By Zora Neale Hurtson

The essay how it feels to be colored me was first published in the May 1928 edition of the World Tomorrow. In the essay how it feels to be colored me Zora Neale Hurtson examine her sense of uniqueness through impressive metaphors. After realizing that she was African American. While thinking about the issue Hurtson choose, to look for a solution. She experienced racism, but she never paid attention to the racism that exist in America. At the beginning of the essay Hurston went to her childhood in Eatonville, Florida, through stories describing moments when she greeted neighbors, sang and danced in the streets and viewed everyone else from a comfortable spot on her porch. But everything began to change when she turned 13 years old. Hurtson was sent to Jacksonville in the river …show more content…
Her essay is both descriptive and narrative. Her word choice strengthens the understanding that Hurtson was very educated. This was a time when it’s rare to see an educated woman and certainly a black woman to be college educated. Her essay is understandable and have such wealth of information. Throughout her essay she uses similes and metaphors to adequately describe herself or her circumstances. “ I feel like a brown bag miscellany propped against a wall. Against a wall in company with other bags, white, red, and yellow. The Hurtson’s imagery makes a significant various scenes in the essay. She indicated that she is not just one color, but a part of that makes up of all America. In the first paragraph the tone she used shows that her attitude is positive. Hurtson used both informal and conversational tone. Hurtson used many metaphors in her essay to describe the experience of herself realization. The most significant aspect of the essay comes from Hurtson’s own voice. Hurtson does not feel different she does not feel black or colored unless someone say that she is. However, she feels like anyone