Stories to the Remote Reader: Shaping Cultural Narratives in "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" and "Their Eyes Were Watching God"

Authors

Hannah Perry, Taylor University

Document Type

Document

Publication Date

Fall 2018

Abstract

The events of Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien and Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston depict characters who, through subversive approaches to storytelling and meaning-making, refute the stereotypes attributed to them by oppressive sociopolitical systems. Whether the story extends through families and generations in China or simply from one friend to another on a porch in Eatonville, Florida, the story complicates listeners’ initial assumptions about individual and cultural mechanisms.

Notes

Course: ENG 492 - Senior Project Research
Faculty Project Director: Dr. Nancy Dayton

Recommended Citation

Perry, Hannah, "Stories to the Remote Reader: Shaping Cultural Narratives in "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" and "Their Eyes Were Watching God"" (2018). English Senior Capstone. 1.
https://pillars.taylor.edu/english-student/1