Zora Neale Hurston -- Theme

Zora Neale Hurston was born on January 7, 1891 in Notasulga, Alabama.(Gallaher) She moved to Eatonville, Florida where she picked on many town stories and gossip.(Gallaher) Growing up, Zora was the fifth of eight children.(Gallaher) At the age of thirteen Zora’s mother died.(Gallaher) Zora felt like she had lost everything. Later that year, Zora's father kicked her out of the house and made her go and care for her brother’s children.(Gallaher) Zora did not like this choice of living, so she started working for a white household. This is the house that sparked Zora’s intelligence. The woman that Zora worked for gave Zora her first book and arranged for her to go to school.(Gallaher) The school was Morgan Academy and she graduated in 1918.(Gallaher) In 1920, Zora received an associate degree from Howard University.(Gallaher) The early 1920’s marked Zora’s beginning as an author. In this time, she published her first stories, starting as a college publication and mov...