Question

Which statement from “John Redding Goes to Sea” best supports the idea that the author, Zora Neale Hurston, was an independent woman who longed to escape her small hometown

Answer 1

The correct answer to this question is "Pa, when ah gets as big as you Ah'm goin' farther than them ships. Ah'm goin' to where the sky touches the ground." Thank you for posting your question. I hope that this answer helped you. Let me know if you need more help. 

Answer 2

"John Redding Goes to Sea" is a short story written by the American author Zora Neale Hurston and published in 1921. In the story, the protagonist John Redding is an ambitious dreamer who wants to leave his hometown to explore the unknown but many events stop him to fulfill his dream.

The statement that best supports the idea that the author was an independent woman who longed to escap her small hometown is the following:

"Pa, when ah gets as big as you Ah'm goin' farther than them ships. Ah'm goin' to where the sky touches the ground."