Zora Neale Hurston received a lot of criticism after she published her book Their Eyes Were Watching God especially from other black authors such as Richard Wright. Wright thought and claimed that black writers should support black society and try to get political support as well. Wright also claimed that they should show the characters they right about as a higher class. However, Hurston and other writers of the Harlem Renaissance did not agree with Wright and instead wrote books of black community and individualism. Hurston was also criticized for not addressing racial issues.
I think that Zora Neale Hurston didn't deserve any criticism that she received. She didn't deserve it becuase she wasn't being racist or suggesting that all black men are abusive to their wives or lazy. " Their Eyes Were Watching God" were based on her own personal experiences. Plus back then being a man still had benifits in which you were of higher class and the boss in the relationship. Back then, all men, white or black, hit their wives becuase they could and it showed power and control. This was common and i find it in no way shocking or offensive to point in ant racial direction.
Epstein, Marcus. "Black Libertarian: The Story of Zora Neale Hurston." LewRockwell.com. Web. 17 Apr. 2011. http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/epstein2.html.
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