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  1. Zora Neale Hurston _ Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Stepto was quite convinced {and convincing} that the frame story in which Janie speaks to Pheoby creates only the illusion that Janie has found her voice, that Hurston's insistence on telling Janie's story in the third person undercuts her power as speaker. While the rest of us in the room struggled to find our voices, Alice Walker rose and claimed hers, insisting passionately that women did not have to speak when men thought they should, that they would choose when and where they wish to speak because while many women had found their own voices, they also knew when it was better not to use it.
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  2. Zora Neale Hurston _ Their Eyes Were Watching God

    The Estate of Zora Neale Hurston would like to thank those people who have worked so hard over the years in introducing new generations of readers to the work of Zora Neale Hurston. We are indebted to Robert Hemenway, Alice Walker, and all the Modern Language Association folks who helped usher in Zora's rediscovery.
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  3. Zora Neale Hurston _ Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Alice Walker published her important essay {"In Search of Zora Neale Hurston"} in Ms. magazine in 1975,
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