Hurston's Background

I wrote Hurston's backgroung in my paper because I thought that it is important to understand where she came from to better understand the novel. Zora Neale Hurston is one of the most influential writers of her time. Born on January 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama, Hurston moved to Eatonville, Florida, when she was still very young. Hurston was a very talented woman, and she used her talents as a mean to get her way into the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. By 1935, she had published various short stories and articles and a novel. Hurston’s turning point came after she published the novel Their Eyes were Watching God in 1937. Hurston was one of the most important writers in the twentieth century African American literature. Her works influenced writers such as Ralph Ellison, Toni Morrison and Alice walker. The novel Their Eyes Were Watching God is a great example of African-American women’s role in society, and the personal struggles they had to overcome in their lives.