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From Mules and Men

From “Mules and Men” by Zora Neal Hurston 

“A candle was burning at each of the four corners of the clearing, representing the four corners of the world and the four winds” (418).

Word Count: 250

I thought that this excerpt was very eye-opening to the different cultures that Zora was a part of. The dialect throughout her story was something that was hard for me to read at times, but I thought that it made her story more real and brought it all together. Voodoo is something that is very unfamiliar to me, but her story was very descriptive in that it made me understand it a little more. When she started working with Turner, I think it really inspired her and showed her the different symbols of life, opening her eyes to a new perspective. Bringing Voodoo into the community, I believe, helped enrich it with new cultural ideals. Getting a glimpse of what it was like to live during this time and having to experience the things she went through made me appreciate her story more. I included this quote to show the details that she went into when practicing Voodoo, to emphasize the amount of detail she went into. Thus, helping us understand and appreciate the time she took to learn everything about her culture and Voodoo. Although parts of the story to me, were a bit uncomfortable, it was interesting to read and expand my knowledge on something that I am unfamiliar with. 


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