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  1. What is the function of the first paragraph of “How It Feels to Be Colored Me” in setting the tone of the essay? What is its effect on you, the reader?

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    Exploring the Text: - What is the function of the first paragraph of “How It Feels to Be Colored Me” in setting the tone of the essay? What is its effect on you, the reader?
  2. What arguments does Zora Neale Hurston counter in this essay?

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    Exploring the Text: - What arguments does Zora Neale Hurston counter in this essay?
  3. What is the effect of Hurston’s metaphor describing the end of slavery in paragraph 7?

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    Exploring the Text: - What is the effect of Hurston’s metaphor describing the end of slavery in paragraph 7?
  4. How would you characterize the language Hurston uses in paragraph 11 to describe her reaction to the music in the New World Cabaret?

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    Exploring the Text: - How would you characterize the language Hurston uses in paragraph 11 to describe her reaction to the music in the New World Cabaret?
  5. Hurston divides her essay into four sections. What is the purpose of these divisions?

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    Exploring the Text: - Hurston divides her essay into four sections. What is the purpose of these divisions?
  6. Who do you think is Hurston’s audience for this essay?

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    Exploring the Text: - Who do you think is Hurston’s audience for this essay?
  7. The term colored was considered somewhat pejorative even during Hurston’s time. Why does Hurston use it in her title and throughout her essay? Note other words and descriptions of skin color. What might Hurston be suggesting by the range of terms she uses?

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    Exploring the Text: - The term colored was considered somewhat pejorative even during Hurston’s time. Why does Hurston use it in her title and throughout her essay? Note other words and descriptions of skin color. What might Hurston be suggesting by the range of terms she uses?