To appreciate something
To be afraid to speak frankly or straightforwardly.
To criticise or disapprove
When something is kept under control; usually by force
To be suspicious or not completely accepting of something
to be in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.
To aim to achieve something (higher)
When something is insufficient i.e. being cheap with money
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Morality, superstition, and spirituality are central themes and motifs in Zora Neale Hurston's “Spunk.”
Spunk' tells the story of three characters caught in a deadly love triangle. There are both internal and external conflicts involved.
Hurston’s short story, “Black Death,” tells us that whites consider the negroes in Eatonville ignorant and superstitious, but it is the black community who knows—knows their witch doctor, Morgan, is armed with skills the whites can’t see.
