Question

Which of the following describes a theme in the work of Zora Neale Hurston?

1. the history of Harlem told in collected folktales
2. the desire for personal freedom felt by both black and white women
3.the importance of socialism in the struggle for black liberation

Answer 1

2: The desire for personal freedom felt by both black and white women. Hurston was a powerful voice in the Harlem Renaissance. Her 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God expressed the new longing for independence felt by many women, black and white.