Question

Is there a “they say” in Zora Neale Hurston’s statement, “I remember the day I became colored?” Explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

Yes there is a “they say” in Zora Neale Hurston’s statement, “I remember the day I became coloured?”. She shows how society has grasped the structure of being a person. They are inbuilt with discrimination even though many don’t show them to the external side.

Explanation:

Hurston points out the never-dying nature of racial discrimination in the minds of the people. She contradicts the statements by using, ‘they say’/ ‘I say in a manner to make the kids learn to the statements with rhetorical type of questioning.