Question

How does Hurston convey her own cultural experiences?

Answer 1

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In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston writes her characters as having very informal dialect with one another that reflects the southern roots of Janie and the other characters she interacts with.

For example, instead of "I didn't know you were home", Hurston writes "Ah didn't know you wuz home," utilizing "Ah" instead of "I" and "wuz" instead of "were".

Their Eyes Were Watching God wasn't about Hurston herself, but she did write Janie's character and story based on her own experiences, especially those growing up. During her narration, she writes in a relatively formal way since she has learned to become a writer who prefers that form of writing over others, but has her characters use a much less formal dialect when conversing with one another, as she experienced herself throughout her life.

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Answer 2

through the contrast of formal language and informal dialect

Step-by-step explanation:

In "In Their Eyes Were Watching God," the author Zora Neale Hurston uses dialect when Tea Cake speaks in order to emphasize his cultural background. As soon as Janie and tea Cake get married, she finds him funny, gentle and wise. However, he later takes Janie's money without her knowing, gambles, and their relationship becomes violent as Tea Cake later exhibits feelings of jealousy and possession.