Their Eyes Were Watching God
Chapter 6
Hurston uses dialect to be funny. Was Richard Wright correct when he criticized her and said it sounds like a minstrel show?
Hurston uses dialect to be funny. Was Richard Wright correct when he criticized her and said it sounds like a minstrel show?
This depends on one's point of view. Hurston was looking to portray a sense of realism while Wright thought it was somewhat exploitive.