Individualism, Modern Capitalism, and Dystopian Visions
Question 6 • MI-Government/Civics 2023
Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God.Mrs. Turner finally rose to go after being very firm about several other viewpoints of either herself, her son or her brother. She begged Janie to drop in on her anytime, but never once mentioning Tea Cake. Finally she was gone and Janie hurried to her kitchen to put on supper and found Tea Cake sitting in there with his head between his hands.“Tea Cake! Ah didn’t know you wuz home.”“Ah know yuh didn’t. Ah been heah uh long time listenin’ to dat heifer run me down tuh de dawgs uh try tuh tole you off from me.”How does Hurston convey her own cultural experiences?
Answer
A
through symbolism representing family
B
through images of warm, neighborly friendships
C
through the contrast of literal and figurative language
D
through the contrast of formal language and informal dialect
Explanation
Hurston contrasts the more standard narration with the characters’ informal dialect in their dialogue. For example, Tea Cake says “Ah been heah” and “dat heifer,” using nonstandard spellings to reflect spoken language and cultural voice. This contrast shows how Hurston conveys cultural experience through formal language and informal dialect.
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