Zora Neale Hurston The Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston was known to be a great author. One novel that she is known better known for is "The Eyes Were Watching God." She also has written many short stories and plays. Zora was an extraordinary promoter to African American Culture. She was often criticized for some of her work, but she never let criticism stop her from being the person she wanted to be. She make sure she strive for the best and did not let anyone get in her way. Zora was born on January 7, 1891 in Notasulga, Alabama. She was the fifth child her mother Lucy Potts Hurston had birth. Her father name was John Hurston. Hurston mother died in 1904 and that was when Zora was sent off to boarding school in Jacksonville, Florida. Zora graduated from Morgan Academy in 1918. She then found work with a traveling entertainment company. She graduated with an Associate Degree at Howard …show more content…
She still kept on writing but it was difficult for her to get her work published. Zora suffered several strokes and died January 28, 1960 and was buried in an unmarked grave. She was remembered for her work. After a decade later, Alice Walker started to write about Zora in some of the essays that she has written. Alice published her works in Ms. Magazines in 1975. The essay was called "In Search of Zora Neale Hurston" and it was introduced to a new generations of readers. Zora has published a few novels, short stories, and plays. She never gave up on anything. One thing that she strive for is that she wanted to be heard. Many people criticized her for her work and being controversial. She did not let anyone stop her and she kept striving for the best until the end. She has produced five of her seven books that she wrote before her death. Her work is now placed in the twentieth century literature and is being read all across the world. She was indeed a talented black African