Religion was an important part of African American life and was expressed in a wide variety of ways. Not 100% sure
This is from "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." This affects characterization by saying that Pap is jealous of Huck.
The food talked to me as I chewed it.
You should sprinkle it throughout. Otherwise, the reader will be uninterested if all of the interesting details are in one part of the story and stop reading it.
