The Gilded Six Bits

The Gilded Six-Bits
It is the ‘play-fight’ of an innocent young man and woman who love each other deeply and take great joy in both life and their relationship. This short story, “The Gilded Six-Bits”, by Zora Neale Hurston, exemplifies the innocence of a newly married young couple. It makes one wonder if this could possibly be the reality of her own youthful marriage.
The description of the yard and house attests to order, beauty and care by both husband and wife. The wife awaiting her husband’s arrival from work and the husband’s anticipation of coming home, tell of happier tim...