Read spunk, a short story by zora neale hurston biblioklept. Short stories community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. A story i could pass a few minutes with and enjoy a bit of dialect but thats about it. So she collected the soiled clothes on saturday when she returned the clean things. Spunk by zora neale hurston short story from the harlem renaissance spunk by zora neale hurston 1925, 5 pages zora hurston 1881 to 1960alabama, usa was one of the leading writers of the harlem renaissance. Commonlit answers are usually available only to parents and educators with upgraded accounts. After a few share their thoughts, i tell them that we are going to watch a short video on the life of zora neale hurston. Hurstons short stories were never collected and published in book form during her lifetime, so spunk did not appear in print between 1925, when it was included in the new negro, and 1985, when it became the title story in spunk. It is the story of a confident man who steals a weaker mans wife, and how the husband gets his revenge after death.
A giant of a brownskinned man sauntered up the one street of the village and out into the palmetto thickets with a small pretty woman clinging lovingly to his arm. Spunk s bold parade elicits admiration from elijah, who praises spunk for being so confident and selfassured. The short stories contained in this book reflect the manifold talents of zora neale hurston as a fiction writer. However, after the shutdown of one of the most popular websites that provides commonlit answer keys and answer guides, we have decided to take the reins at answer addicts.
Here follows a free online link to the story spunk. Sweat, story in harlem slang, and the gilded sixbits. Selected short stories paperback december 30, 1997 by hurston author 4. It comes from one of five urban stories that hurston published in. Nov 12, 2016 short story saturdays are a new segment on the channel where, every saturday for the rest of the year, ill be talking about a famous short story and how it makes me feel things. This idea was reflected in her short story spunk, whereas spunk tried to marry lena, which was already married to joe. This story of a fatal love triangle, contrasted against the story sweat, exemplifies the observable lovehate relationship hurston. Sweat by zora neale hurston it was eleven oclock of a spring night in florida.
Hurston set many of her works, including spunk, in her hometown, eatonville, florida. Five harlem short stories by zora neale hurston glenda r. Any other night, delia jones would have been in bed for two hours by this time. Story takes place in a town that closley resembles hurstons. Elijah then tells a story about how joe had meekly confronted lena and spunk the week before. Spunk, a short story by zora neale hurston, is a juicy tale about a love triangle that goes terribly wrong. Zora neale hurstonnovelist, folklorist, and anthropologistwas known during the harlem renaissance for her wit, irreverence, and folk writing style. The leaves were so still that even bibi thought it was going to rain. Johnny finally explodes his pearly gloop over his seductive sister. Hurston knew her subject matter inside and out, whether it be the poor african american communities of florida or harlem during the renaissance. Elijah denounces walter s accusation that spunk only carries on wid lena because her husband is timid and passive, asserting that even if joe was a passel of wile cats spunk would tackle the job just the same. On the one hand she found strong men electrifying but was equally wary of weakness in a man masquerading as strength.
Katherine is a spunky colonial girl who was orphaned. Spunk by zora neale hurston short story magic tricks. John redding goes to sea the first story of this thoughtfully assembled collection is actually the first story hurston every published in 1926 and it shines with her signature mix of beauty and longing. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of spunk by zora neale hurston. The story takes place in a rural, allblack southern town, much like eatonville, florida, where hurston grew up. In this lesson, we will learn more about the characters and the plot and analyze the. Elijah emphasizes spunk s strength and courage by sharing an anecdote from the sawmill. It is a very short story just over five pages long that packs a strong punch. The beauty of it is the way we really only get the story from the point of view of the town gossip.
Then the momentous day i first let him cum in my mouth. Introduction in the latter half of the nineteenth century, the short story as a genre passed through various stages of. Kck11r110122cite textual evidence that supports the main idea of passages from a variety of cultures. Selected short stories by hurston, paperback barnes. A bandaged grandpa needs to help to pee from a young woman. Rich fur wraps tripping up the steps of the well furnished home in the two hundred block. Analysis of zora neale hurstons spunk essay 880 words cram. Commonlit spunk parent guide free reading passages and. Carpio and werner sollors west 9th street at ten p. Spunk by zora neale hurston 1926 zora neale hurston was an african american novelist, short story writer, folklorist, anthropologist, and one of the most important figures of the harlem renaissance. Sweat by zora neale hurston braysoakssummerhomework2016. Yet the excerpt with which we opened was written by hurston in 1927. As katherine must dance between the intersecting webs of duty and. Zora neale hurston uses symbolism to introduce the reader to the world of voodoo.
They are spunk, isis, muttsy, sweet, and the gilded six bits. Dec 17, 20 alice walker talks about self perception and love in zora neale hurstons work duration. Spunk was only the third short story zora neale hurston published, and it was immediately successful. Hurston satires the idea of second marriage and maybe worse adultery, by showing the readers the outcome of this situation, where both men had died over an unfaithful woman. Spunk is an adaptation of three short stories by zora neale hurston. Short story saturdays are a new segment on the channel where, every saturday for the rest of the year, ill be talking about a famous short story. However, after the shutdown of one of the most popular websites that provides commonlit answer keys and answer guides, we. Inside fine gowns and tuxedos, marcel waves and glitter. Analysis of zora neale hurstons spunk free essay example. Wagnels if a series is to much of a commitment to get involved with, try a short story with the beginning, middle, and conclusion all in one sitting. The story is told from the point of view of the characters, and hurston writes the dialogue in their broken english dialect.
This week in class, were reading spunk by zora neale hurston. But she was a washwoman, and monday morning meant a great deal to her. Zora neale hurston 18911960 all of her books appeared in the i neale was lindonbt a prodct of the harlem renaissanc. The play began as the short story of the same title, which won hurston second prize in the inaugural 1925opportunityliterary contest as well as attracting the notice of the harlem intelligentsia. As the men watch the couple walk away, their gossiping makes it clear that the man is spunk banks, a giant of a brownskinned man who is known in town and at the sawmill for his bravery. Set in the deep south, spunk, tells the story of spunk, a giant of a brownskinned man, joe kanty, a roundshouldered figure who wears overalls much too large and lena, the woman who comes between them. Character analysis of joe kanty from spunk by zora neale hurston the short story, spunk, written in 1920 by famous author, zora neale hurston of eatonville, fl, contains many characters but theres only one that i find to be very amazing, mr. Read hot and popular stories about spunk on wattpad. The storm 1898 was much more popular than its prequel, at the cadian ball 1892. Spunk by zora neale hurston short story from the harlem. Spunk study guide from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. The men in the general store watch with interest as spunk banks, a giant of a brown skinned man, struts through the only street in the village with lena, joe kanty s wife, on his arm. The aim of this paper is to analyze the representation of spunk courage in zora neale hurstons short story entitled spunk. Spunk was selected for alain lockes landmark anthology, the new negro 1925.
These stories, many of which are collected here for the first time, focus on the rural. The beauty of it is the way we really only get the story from the point of view of the. Familiar characterization, zora neale hurston, spunk, isis, muttsy, sweet, the gilded six bits 1. Kck11r110124analyze and evaluate the cause and effect relationships on various plot elements, and explain how one event gives rise to another. Directed by seret scott september 8 october 9, 2011 at.
I went back to see if perhaps elijah couldve killed spunk in some elaborate scheme to get lena which mightve been concealed in the subtext of his goading joe but that doesnt seem to be it. A small rural town, based closely on eatonville, florida, where hurston grew up. It was a short step from licking my finger, to licking his cock. As the first jet of cum flew into my mouth, i had two choices, to choke or swallow, i chose to swallow. Discussion of themes and motifs in zora neale hurstons spunk. Alice walker talks about self perception and love in zora neale hurstons work duration. Here are my top picks for best zora neale hurston short stories and essays.
Short story, african american literature, black feminist fiction setting. Telling almost the entire story through the viewpoint of the town general store gossip spunk is a great ghost story set in hurstons beloved eatonville, florida. Bobint, who was accustomed to converse on terms of perfect equality with his little son, called the childs attention to certain sombre clouds. This story of a fatal love triangle, contrasted against the story sweat, exemplifies the observable lovehate relationship hurston seemed to have with the ideas of love and marriage. Written during the harlem renaissance, spunk offers an exploration of african american culture and features the use of a distinctive southern dialect. Remarkable for their immediacy of attention to the spoken rhythm and motion of life, spunk is a maginficent legacy from a writer whose work has sparked one of the major literary revivals of our time. Once everyone is seated, i ask them what they thought of the short story spunk by zora neale hurston. The beauty of it is the way we really only get the story from the point of. Zora neale hurstons use of language in her short story spunk allows the reader to become part of the community in which this story takes place. Spunk is zora neale hurstons third published short story and helped launch her career. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Legendary throughout the town for his bravery when working at the sawmill, spunk is eventually killed when he falls upon a moving saw. Joes death was a clear case of self defense, the trial was a short one, and spunk walked out of the court house to freedom again.
Tenth grade lesson mystery, tension, and the supernatural in. In this short story, a man seeks revenge when he loses his wife to another. It didnt take long, four or five minutes at most, and she. Familial characterization in zora neale hurstons spunk. His last words are, it was joe, lige the dirty sneak shoved me. The story was later published in the june 1925 issue ofopportunity, and alain locke included it in the same year in his seminal anthology,the new. She won second prize in the 1925 literary contest of the urban leagues journal, opportunity, for her short story spunk, which also appeared in the new negro. The focus is on the three protagonists, two males and one female. Spunk analysis context writers background hurston wrote during a very oppressive time period.
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