Many characteristics and qualities define a person and make them who they are, but race should not be one of those defining characteristics. In current and past society race has been an overlapping issue, and most colored people are looked down upon compared to white people. An author that puts a twist behind this idea is Zora Neale Hurston, and she shows this in the essay “How It Feels to be Colored Me.” The single characteristic of race should not define a person, but Hurston rather accepts it and celebrates her race. Typically, colored people are looked at as inferior to white people. Many colored people choose to hide and drown in this sorrow, but certainly not Hurston. In the essay Hurston states, “But I am not tragically colored. There
