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       ZoraNealeHurstonprovestobeastudyincontrastsablackwriterreachingawhiteaudienceawomanstrugglinginaman'sprofessionanindependentthinkerlivinginaconformist(墨守成规的)era.Nowalmost50 yearssinceherdeathherhardworkandgreatnovelsstillhavemuchtoteachthemodemaudience.Sheovercamethechallengesshefacedandshowedthatdeterminationmakesanythingpossible.

       HurstonthoughtmuchofherdeeplyindividualisticpersonalitywasdevelopedbecauseoftheexperienceofgrowingupinEatonvilleFlorida.Thetownwasuniqueinthatitwasparticularlyhotinthesummerbutmildatothertimesoftheyear.Hurstonalwayssaidgrowingupinacommunitytotallyseparatefromthelargerwhitesocietyallowedherfreedomandindependencenotavailabletoeveryoneinthesouth.

       HurstonbeganherundergraduatestudiesatHowardUniversitybutherobviousintelligenceandtalentsoonearnedherascholarshiptoBarnardCollegeinNewYorkCity.Movingnorthinthe1920shelpedhergettoknowtheHarlemRenaissanceablackculturalmovementthatproducedexceptionalachievementsinliteratureartandmusic.CommunicatingwiththelikesofLangstonHughesW.E.B.DuBoisBillieHolidayandDukeEllingtonHurstondevelopedherskillsasawriterandpublishedlotsofshortstoriesandpoems.

       Hermostinfluentialworkgrewoutofherattempttorecordtheblackexperience.ThatnovelcalledTheirEyesWereWatchingGodwasaboutthreegenerationsofafamilylivinginEatonville.HerinterestingrepresentationofthesoutherndialectcausedherHarlemRenaissancecontemporariestolookdownupontheworkforwhattheysawasitsspreadofinaccuratepatterns.Hurstonhoweverremainedtruetoherprojectbelievingthattheaccuracyofherrepresentationwouldfinallywinoverthepoliticalpressuresherpeersforcedhertoaccept.

       HistoryhasshownthatHurstonwasright.Modemcriticsadmireherauthentic(真实的)andskillfulrepresentationofthelanguageaswellasherrealisticdescriptionofdailylifeintheearlytwentiethcentury.SheisuniversallyconsideredasoneofthebestwritersofhereraandrankedwithToniMorrisonMayaAngelouandAliceWalkerasoneofthemostimportantAfrican-