When she returns as a middle-aged woman, the tree brings...You'll also get access to more than 30,000 additional guides and 300,000 Homework Help questions answered by our experts. This is a plodding novel -- I nearly stopped reading a few times -- but I actually ended up liking the plot and message: a woman who interprets her life and circumstances through her insecurities, until she finally realizes what a great marriage and life she has, emerges from her self-centered existence, and learns to enjoy life. ), but the concept of the novel itself is not my issue.I had high hopes for this one--Zora, you're so great!--but I had a really hard time getting over how crappy the characters were. However, it is an exceptional work for Hurston, in that the protagonist is white, and the story mainly about white characters.
I almost skipped this one after the extremely negative reaction I had to Moses, Man of the Mountain. And proved that her understanding of the human condition surpasses race. Having read her 4 novels, it was my least favorite, but that doesn't mean it was necessarily the least interesting or worth reading. Published in 1948, it tells the story of a poor rural white family in Florida and their complicated relationships. A good story line. A victim of her social class’s mores and values, Arvay is not a woman in charge of her own destiny. In breaking with Black authors and writing about white folk for once, Zora gets into the stuff that's really personal and that lives inside our crazy irrational brains. However, it is an exceptional work for Hurston, in that the protagonist is white, and the story mainly about white characters. Slow moving and frustratingI had high hopes for this one--Zora, you're so great!--but I had a really hard time getting over how crappy the characters were. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. This is my favorite of her novels, despite (as another reviewer pointed out) some of its disturbing sexual politics. As a child, the tree took on an idyllic significance for Arvay.
Throughout the novel, the mulberry tree grows in mythic proportions in Arvay’s mind. She's dim-witted and suspicious and jealous and timorous and ... ughh. The fourth and final novel by African-American author, Zora Neale Hurston, is quite different from the prior three.
The forward to this novel was very enlightening. I haven't read much of her work and I definitely plan to remedy that.
Very engaging from start to finish. This took a while to read but I actually liked it. The originality of her voice is amazing. The heroine, young Arvay Henson, is convinced she will never find true love and happines, and defends herself from unwanted suitors by throwing hysterical fits and (FROM JACKET)This novel of turn-of-the-century white "Florida Crackers" marks a daring departure for the author famous for her complex accounts of black culture and heritage. The novel is the story of two people, Arvay and Jim Meserve, and their life together as a married couple: children, struggles, miscommunication, etc. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Those all focused on the AA experience, but in the late 1940s Hurston was struggling to get a new novel published (as well as struggling financially) so she turned her formidable talents to writing a book with white principal characters. In her letters, we learn that Hurston was trying to say something about the state of marriage American society. This is her only novel with white main characters and it made me wonder if she’s ew white people like this or if this is what she preferred white people would be. I haven't read much of her work and I definitely plan to remedy that. Her husband was a much more interesting character, though he haI was very curious about this because I see lots of cases of white writers writing black characters, and I thought I'd like to see how a black writer writes white characters--especially someone who's as astute an observer as ZNH. I think Hurston struggled to identify with her as well, which makes her occasional aThis is Hurston's last published novel. The novel's heroine, Arvay Henson, is a challenge to readers. In addition, Zora was of the opinion that Blacks didn't have a unique style of language but that their language was the same as the whites and she, I believe, was trying to make this point with this novel. “The sun had become a light yellow yolk and was walking with red legs across the sky.”“Her resolutions against Jim Meserve were just like the lightning-bugs holding a convention. Reading this along with Their Eyes Were Watching God was like having the soft insistent voices inside every woman's head be voiced aloud on paper. Hurston's least known novel, written about white Southerners in Florida, an odd study of marriage, communication, & growth.
When she returns as a middle-aged woman, the tree brings...You'll also get access to more than 30,000 additional guides and 300,000 Homework Help questions answered by our experts. This is a plodding novel -- I nearly stopped reading a few times -- but I actually ended up liking the plot and message: a woman who interprets her life and circumstances through her insecurities, until she finally realizes what a great marriage and life she has, emerges from her self-centered existence, and learns to enjoy life. ), but the concept of the novel itself is not my issue.I had high hopes for this one--Zora, you're so great!--but I had a really hard time getting over how crappy the characters were. However, it is an exceptional work for Hurston, in that the protagonist is white, and the story mainly about white characters.
I almost skipped this one after the extremely negative reaction I had to Moses, Man of the Mountain. And proved that her understanding of the human condition surpasses race. Having read her 4 novels, it was my least favorite, but that doesn't mean it was necessarily the least interesting or worth reading. Published in 1948, it tells the story of a poor rural white family in Florida and their complicated relationships. A good story line. A victim of her social class’s mores and values, Arvay is not a woman in charge of her own destiny. In breaking with Black authors and writing about white folk for once, Zora gets into the stuff that's really personal and that lives inside our crazy irrational brains. However, it is an exceptional work for Hurston, in that the protagonist is white, and the story mainly about white characters. Slow moving and frustratingI had high hopes for this one--Zora, you're so great!--but I had a really hard time getting over how crappy the characters were. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. This is my favorite of her novels, despite (as another reviewer pointed out) some of its disturbing sexual politics. As a child, the tree took on an idyllic significance for Arvay.
Throughout the novel, the mulberry tree grows in mythic proportions in Arvay’s mind. She's dim-witted and suspicious and jealous and timorous and ... ughh. The fourth and final novel by African-American author, Zora Neale Hurston, is quite different from the prior three.
The forward to this novel was very enlightening. I haven't read much of her work and I definitely plan to remedy that.
Very engaging from start to finish. This took a while to read but I actually liked it. The originality of her voice is amazing. The heroine, young Arvay Henson, is convinced she will never find true love and happines, and defends herself from unwanted suitors by throwing hysterical fits and (FROM JACKET)This novel of turn-of-the-century white "Florida Crackers" marks a daring departure for the author famous for her complex accounts of black culture and heritage. The novel is the story of two people, Arvay and Jim Meserve, and their life together as a married couple: children, struggles, miscommunication, etc. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Those all focused on the AA experience, but in the late 1940s Hurston was struggling to get a new novel published (as well as struggling financially) so she turned her formidable talents to writing a book with white principal characters. In her letters, we learn that Hurston was trying to say something about the state of marriage American society. This is her only novel with white main characters and it made me wonder if she’s ew white people like this or if this is what she preferred white people would be. I haven't read much of her work and I definitely plan to remedy that. Her husband was a much more interesting character, though he haI was very curious about this because I see lots of cases of white writers writing black characters, and I thought I'd like to see how a black writer writes white characters--especially someone who's as astute an observer as ZNH. I think Hurston struggled to identify with her as well, which makes her occasional aThis is Hurston's last published novel. The novel's heroine, Arvay Henson, is a challenge to readers. In addition, Zora was of the opinion that Blacks didn't have a unique style of language but that their language was the same as the whites and she, I believe, was trying to make this point with this novel. “The sun had become a light yellow yolk and was walking with red legs across the sky.”“Her resolutions against Jim Meserve were just like the lightning-bugs holding a convention. Reading this along with Their Eyes Were Watching God was like having the soft insistent voices inside every woman's head be voiced aloud on paper. Hurston's least known novel, written about white Southerners in Florida, an odd study of marriage, communication, & growth.
When she returns as a middle-aged woman, the tree brings...You'll also get access to more than 30,000 additional guides and 300,000 Homework Help questions answered by our experts. This is a plodding novel -- I nearly stopped reading a few times -- but I actually ended up liking the plot and message: a woman who interprets her life and circumstances through her insecurities, until she finally realizes what a great marriage and life she has, emerges from her self-centered existence, and learns to enjoy life. ), but the concept of the novel itself is not my issue.I had high hopes for this one--Zora, you're so great!--but I had a really hard time getting over how crappy the characters were. However, it is an exceptional work for Hurston, in that the protagonist is white, and the story mainly about white characters.
I almost skipped this one after the extremely negative reaction I had to Moses, Man of the Mountain. And proved that her understanding of the human condition surpasses race. Having read her 4 novels, it was my least favorite, but that doesn't mean it was necessarily the least interesting or worth reading. Published in 1948, it tells the story of a poor rural white family in Florida and their complicated relationships. A good story line. A victim of her social class’s mores and values, Arvay is not a woman in charge of her own destiny. In breaking with Black authors and writing about white folk for once, Zora gets into the stuff that's really personal and that lives inside our crazy irrational brains. However, it is an exceptional work for Hurston, in that the protagonist is white, and the story mainly about white characters. Slow moving and frustratingI had high hopes for this one--Zora, you're so great!--but I had a really hard time getting over how crappy the characters were. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. This is my favorite of her novels, despite (as another reviewer pointed out) some of its disturbing sexual politics. As a child, the tree took on an idyllic significance for Arvay.
Throughout the novel, the mulberry tree grows in mythic proportions in Arvay’s mind. She's dim-witted and suspicious and jealous and timorous and ... ughh. The fourth and final novel by African-American author, Zora Neale Hurston, is quite different from the prior three.
The forward to this novel was very enlightening. I haven't read much of her work and I definitely plan to remedy that.
Very engaging from start to finish. This took a while to read but I actually liked it. The originality of her voice is amazing. The heroine, young Arvay Henson, is convinced she will never find true love and happines, and defends herself from unwanted suitors by throwing hysterical fits and (FROM JACKET)This novel of turn-of-the-century white "Florida Crackers" marks a daring departure for the author famous for her complex accounts of black culture and heritage. The novel is the story of two people, Arvay and Jim Meserve, and their life together as a married couple: children, struggles, miscommunication, etc. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Those all focused on the AA experience, but in the late 1940s Hurston was struggling to get a new novel published (as well as struggling financially) so she turned her formidable talents to writing a book with white principal characters. In her letters, we learn that Hurston was trying to say something about the state of marriage American society. This is her only novel with white main characters and it made me wonder if she’s ew white people like this or if this is what she preferred white people would be. I haven't read much of her work and I definitely plan to remedy that. Her husband was a much more interesting character, though he haI was very curious about this because I see lots of cases of white writers writing black characters, and I thought I'd like to see how a black writer writes white characters--especially someone who's as astute an observer as ZNH. I think Hurston struggled to identify with her as well, which makes her occasional aThis is Hurston's last published novel. The novel's heroine, Arvay Henson, is a challenge to readers. In addition, Zora was of the opinion that Blacks didn't have a unique style of language but that their language was the same as the whites and she, I believe, was trying to make this point with this novel. “The sun had become a light yellow yolk and was walking with red legs across the sky.”“Her resolutions against Jim Meserve were just like the lightning-bugs holding a convention. Reading this along with Their Eyes Were Watching God was like having the soft insistent voices inside every woman's head be voiced aloud on paper. Hurston's least known novel, written about white Southerners in Florida, an odd study of marriage, communication, & growth.
When she returns as a middle-aged woman, the tree brings...You'll also get access to more than 30,000 additional guides and 300,000 Homework Help questions answered by our experts. This is a plodding novel -- I nearly stopped reading a few times -- but I actually ended up liking the plot and message: a woman who interprets her life and circumstances through her insecurities, until she finally realizes what a great marriage and life she has, emerges from her self-centered existence, and learns to enjoy life. ), but the concept of the novel itself is not my issue.I had high hopes for this one--Zora, you're so great!--but I had a really hard time getting over how crappy the characters were. However, it is an exceptional work for Hurston, in that the protagonist is white, and the story mainly about white characters.
I almost skipped this one after the extremely negative reaction I had to Moses, Man of the Mountain. And proved that her understanding of the human condition surpasses race. Having read her 4 novels, it was my least favorite, but that doesn't mean it was necessarily the least interesting or worth reading. Published in 1948, it tells the story of a poor rural white family in Florida and their complicated relationships. A good story line. A victim of her social class’s mores and values, Arvay is not a woman in charge of her own destiny. In breaking with Black authors and writing about white folk for once, Zora gets into the stuff that's really personal and that lives inside our crazy irrational brains. However, it is an exceptional work for Hurston, in that the protagonist is white, and the story mainly about white characters. Slow moving and frustratingI had high hopes for this one--Zora, you're so great!--but I had a really hard time getting over how crappy the characters were. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. This is my favorite of her novels, despite (as another reviewer pointed out) some of its disturbing sexual politics. As a child, the tree took on an idyllic significance for Arvay.
Throughout the novel, the mulberry tree grows in mythic proportions in Arvay’s mind. She's dim-witted and suspicious and jealous and timorous and ... ughh. The fourth and final novel by African-American author, Zora Neale Hurston, is quite different from the prior three.
The forward to this novel was very enlightening. I haven't read much of her work and I definitely plan to remedy that.
Very engaging from start to finish. This took a while to read but I actually liked it. The originality of her voice is amazing. The heroine, young Arvay Henson, is convinced she will never find true love and happines, and defends herself from unwanted suitors by throwing hysterical fits and (FROM JACKET)This novel of turn-of-the-century white "Florida Crackers" marks a daring departure for the author famous for her complex accounts of black culture and heritage. The novel is the story of two people, Arvay and Jim Meserve, and their life together as a married couple: children, struggles, miscommunication, etc. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Those all focused on the AA experience, but in the late 1940s Hurston was struggling to get a new novel published (as well as struggling financially) so she turned her formidable talents to writing a book with white principal characters. In her letters, we learn that Hurston was trying to say something about the state of marriage American society. This is her only novel with white main characters and it made me wonder if she’s ew white people like this or if this is what she preferred white people would be. I haven't read much of her work and I definitely plan to remedy that. Her husband was a much more interesting character, though he haI was very curious about this because I see lots of cases of white writers writing black characters, and I thought I'd like to see how a black writer writes white characters--especially someone who's as astute an observer as ZNH. I think Hurston struggled to identify with her as well, which makes her occasional aThis is Hurston's last published novel. The novel's heroine, Arvay Henson, is a challenge to readers. In addition, Zora was of the opinion that Blacks didn't have a unique style of language but that their language was the same as the whites and she, I believe, was trying to make this point with this novel. “The sun had become a light yellow yolk and was walking with red legs across the sky.”“Her resolutions against Jim Meserve were just like the lightning-bugs holding a convention. Reading this along with Their Eyes Were Watching God was like having the soft insistent voices inside every woman's head be voiced aloud on paper. Hurston's least known novel, written about white Southerners in Florida, an odd study of marriage, communication, & growth.
But questions are an excellent gateway to good discussion. Tree and snake similar symbols in each... read it to better understand student’s essay comparing the two books but I have always loved Hurston. Her plots are steady and engaging without ever being contrived. This is not only a pity because of the close-mindedness of readers wanting to limit her subject matter, but also because it meant that publishers lost interest in Hurston after that, dooming her to poverty in her later years.
It's a story of a tremendously flawed relationship, but one that is buoyed over a lifetime by love and, under it all, understanding.
), but the concept of the novel itself is not my issue.I am fascinated by what I know of the life and work of Zora Neale Hurston. She indulges in her fantasy that Carl Middleton will realize the mistake he has made by marrying ’Raine and will come back to her, kissing the hem of her garment as an act of contrition. Having read her 4 novels, it was my least favorite, but that doesn't mean it was necessarily the least interesting or worth reading. I read this in Florida while escaping a brutal New England winter. Full of insights into the nature of love, attraction, faith, and loyalty, "Seraph on the Suwanee" is the compellilng story of two people at once deeply at odds.
When she returns as a middle-aged woman, the tree brings...You'll also get access to more than 30,000 additional guides and 300,000 Homework Help questions answered by our experts. This is a plodding novel -- I nearly stopped reading a few times -- but I actually ended up liking the plot and message: a woman who interprets her life and circumstances through her insecurities, until she finally realizes what a great marriage and life she has, emerges from her self-centered existence, and learns to enjoy life. ), but the concept of the novel itself is not my issue.I had high hopes for this one--Zora, you're so great!--but I had a really hard time getting over how crappy the characters were. However, it is an exceptional work for Hurston, in that the protagonist is white, and the story mainly about white characters.
I almost skipped this one after the extremely negative reaction I had to Moses, Man of the Mountain. And proved that her understanding of the human condition surpasses race. Having read her 4 novels, it was my least favorite, but that doesn't mean it was necessarily the least interesting or worth reading. Published in 1948, it tells the story of a poor rural white family in Florida and their complicated relationships. A good story line. A victim of her social class’s mores and values, Arvay is not a woman in charge of her own destiny. In breaking with Black authors and writing about white folk for once, Zora gets into the stuff that's really personal and that lives inside our crazy irrational brains. However, it is an exceptional work for Hurston, in that the protagonist is white, and the story mainly about white characters. Slow moving and frustratingI had high hopes for this one--Zora, you're so great!--but I had a really hard time getting over how crappy the characters were. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. This is my favorite of her novels, despite (as another reviewer pointed out) some of its disturbing sexual politics. As a child, the tree took on an idyllic significance for Arvay.
Throughout the novel, the mulberry tree grows in mythic proportions in Arvay’s mind. She's dim-witted and suspicious and jealous and timorous and ... ughh. The fourth and final novel by African-American author, Zora Neale Hurston, is quite different from the prior three.
The forward to this novel was very enlightening. I haven't read much of her work and I definitely plan to remedy that.
Very engaging from start to finish. This took a while to read but I actually liked it. The originality of her voice is amazing. The heroine, young Arvay Henson, is convinced she will never find true love and happines, and defends herself from unwanted suitors by throwing hysterical fits and (FROM JACKET)This novel of turn-of-the-century white "Florida Crackers" marks a daring departure for the author famous for her complex accounts of black culture and heritage. The novel is the story of two people, Arvay and Jim Meserve, and their life together as a married couple: children, struggles, miscommunication, etc. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Those all focused on the AA experience, but in the late 1940s Hurston was struggling to get a new novel published (as well as struggling financially) so she turned her formidable talents to writing a book with white principal characters. In her letters, we learn that Hurston was trying to say something about the state of marriage American society. This is her only novel with white main characters and it made me wonder if she’s ew white people like this or if this is what she preferred white people would be. I haven't read much of her work and I definitely plan to remedy that. Her husband was a much more interesting character, though he haI was very curious about this because I see lots of cases of white writers writing black characters, and I thought I'd like to see how a black writer writes white characters--especially someone who's as astute an observer as ZNH. I think Hurston struggled to identify with her as well, which makes her occasional aThis is Hurston's last published novel. The novel's heroine, Arvay Henson, is a challenge to readers. In addition, Zora was of the opinion that Blacks didn't have a unique style of language but that their language was the same as the whites and she, I believe, was trying to make this point with this novel. “The sun had become a light yellow yolk and was walking with red legs across the sky.”“Her resolutions against Jim Meserve were just like the lightning-bugs holding a convention. Reading this along with Their Eyes Were Watching God was like having the soft insistent voices inside every woman's head be voiced aloud on paper. Hurston's least known novel, written about white Southerners in Florida, an odd study of marriage, communication, & growth.
