Zora Neale Hurston Obstacles

Zora Neale Hurston, a moving black novelist, folklorist and anthropologist who changed the world of literature for woman and African American .Hurston work greatly impacts other famous black authors such as Ralph Ellison, Alice Walker and Toni Morrison. Zora Neale Hurston was a phenomenal woman she was known as the “Queen of the Harlem Renaissance “. She overcame many obstacles that were placed before her. Hurston rose from poverty to fame. Zora had an unusual life, living her life she was forced to grow up as a child. Despite her obstacles in her unsettled life she managed to prevail through every obstacle and become one of the most philosophical author of the 1920s.
The life of Zora Hurston has been covered in mystery, mostly because of her literary work! Zora Neale Hurston was born January 7, 1891 in Eatonville, Florida Zora was the 5th of 8 children to Rev. John Hurston and Lucy Hurston. When Zora’s mother died, she was neglected and abandoned. Zora looked up to her mother for everything; understanding, support, protection, and encouragement. From that point she had no direction in life. In 1904 her father remarried and sent her to a private

Hurston famous story, (which is also my favorite) “ Their Eyes were Watching God”. In the story the main character was , Janie, imitate the personal life of Zora Neale Hurston during her middle age. This is clearly portrayed by Janie's self-satisfaction with her life at the age of forty. Janie, like Zora, followed her own path, rejecting security and stability in favor for desire to live her life. A famous black female author who was greatly influenced by Hurston , Alice Walker stated, "Their Eyes Were Watching God speaks to me as no novel, past or present has ever done…. There is enough self-love in that one book---love of community, culture, traditions--to restore a world.