A married man who has multiple extra-marital affairs.
The process of moving from one place to another to take up a new job or begin life anew. Migration can take place either within a country or across land borders.
A prophet in the Bible. He is swallowed by a whale at one point.
A slang term meaning 'natural'.
A form of folk magic common in African-American communities. A practitioner of Hoodoo appears in Hurston's novel.
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John's appearance:
“Ah think he musta come from over de Big Creek. ’Tain’t nothin' lak dat on dis side, the little tormenter went on. Then she looked right into his eyes and laughed. All the others laughed. John laughed too.
John's use of the...
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Pappy would let Zeke go into town to visit the post office, so it took two weeks before the letter was picked up.
