Question

What does Hurston’s fascination with the two visitors’ hands suggest about her life experiences so far?

Answer 1

What does Hurston's fascination with the two visitors' hands suggest about her life experiences up to that point?

Zoras fascination with the white women's hands suggests that she has never closely interacted with anyone from that race or class. Zora has only observed the hands of people in her daily life (Hard working African Americans).

Step-by-step explanation:

"But the thing that held my eyes were their fingers. They were long and thin, and very white, except up near the tips. There they were baby pink. I had never seen such hands. It was a fascinating discovery for me. I wondered how they felt. I would have given those hands more attention, but the child before me was almost through"

Answer 2

Hurston was fascinated with the visitors hands because she had never seen such hands before and she wondered how their hands would feel touching them.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hurston was fascinated with the visitors hands because she had never seen such hands before and she wondered how their hands would feel touching them.

The visitors had shiny and very brownish hairs. One visitor had a gold chain around her neck and the other one wore a black and white dress with a ring on her finger. The finger was white except at its tip which was pink.