Zora Neale Hurston was a Black American writer
during the period of the Harlem Renaissance. The
purpose of this study is to show that three of her four
novels form a protracted discussion of a particular
type of freedom which was of especial interest to
Hurston. The study seeks to demonstrate that Hurston
believed that a person must be free within his own soul
before he could enjoy the advantages offered through
legal freedoms. In fact, this study will propose and
demonstrate Hurston's belief that the importance of
soul freedom supercedes any other kind of freedom and
that the person who is free in his soul will neither
subjugate another nor allow his soul to be subjugated
by another.
Hurston's novels Their Eyes Were Watching God,
Moses, Man of the Mountain, and Seraph on the Suwanee
all support the above hypotheses. Hurston's autobiography
and essays also provide evidence for this
stance. / Graduation date: 1994
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/36553 |
| Date | 04 May 1994 |
| Creators | Rasmussen, Patricia Ann, 1947- |
| Contributors | Robinson, David |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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