... Haskins, 20). Like the river, the African Americans are constantly on the journey and although that journey is often difficult they continue to go through it. "My soul has grown deep like the rivers." shows that African Americans have been forced to long endure labor and inequality and yet they continue to live (Lewis ... honors. She was a fine example of how much potential was being lost due to the inequality of women. Hurston chose to live much of her life in private, only revealing what she wanted to. This attitude added to her mystery and it also showed that women were not so eager to...

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