A Little Bit from Their Eyes Were Watching God By Zora Neale Hurston
In the classic novel it is the middle of the nineteen twenties and Janie Mae Woods is living in the Everglades with her third husband Teacake. A hurricane is coming, but they don't believe it. They decide to stay on the "muck" and wait until the storm passes. Some of the people get together to sing, eat, and boost up their confidence. This is what they sang: Yo' Mama don't wear no Draws Ah seen her when she took 'em Off She soaked 'em in alco Hol She sold 'em to Santy Claus He told her 'twas aganist the Law To wear dem dirty Draws (157). That was so funny I laughed out loud. It took a while to get used the southern black accent even though my family in Alabama and Arkansas speak the same way. I read the First Perennial paperback published in 1990. While reading The Big Sea By Langston Hughes I learned that Hughes went to Louisiana in 1927 after a flood occurred on the Mississippi River. Does that sound familiar? As ...