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Nature and the Domestic and the Struggle for Identity in Zora Neale Hurston’s Sweat and Their Eyes Were Watching God. Ásdís Björnsdóttir. Zora Neale Hurston 1891-1960. The ideal self : the desired state of being The real self : the actual, current self image. Emerging Black identity:.
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Nature and the Domestic and the Struggle for Identity in Zora Neale Hurston’s Sweat and Their Eyes Were Watching God Ásdís Björnsdóttir
The ideal self: the desired state of being The real self: the actual, current self image
Emerging Black identity: • Founded on cultural roots (The domestic represents the real self) • Racial eqality a common goal (nature and the desired ideal self) “You ain’t goin’ off in all dat mess uh commonness. Ah’m surprised at yuh fuh askin’”