In Walkers journey to find her aunt Zora Neal Hurston, in her hometown Eatonville,she is amazed by the way she influenced the town. She is surprised by the things she finds out about Zora's personality. Even though Walker notices that Zora was not known very well around town, she still goes around town to find more answers pertaining to Zora. When she finally finds Zora's grave she is shocked of the way the site looks with heavy thick weeds that "have formed a gray carpet on the ground". After speaking to Dr. Benton, Zora's doctor then clarifies to her that she did not die from malnutrition like Mosley had told her at first, Zora died from a stroke. In her journey Walker learned a lot more than she expected about Hurston, her personality, her relationship with her family, and even about her surprisingly never ending appetite.Walker realized that her aunt was an amazing woman with great character.
Why do you think Walker was so interested in knowing about Hurston's life?
ReplyDeleteWalker enjoyed Hurston's books and wanted to know more about her because she was a woman she admired because of her writing.
DeleteDo you think if Alice walker did not look for Zoras grave anybody else would ?
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