The question concerns about the novel titled "Mules and Men", an autoethnographical book written by Zora Neale Hurston. The book presents various folklore of African society, collected from Florida and New Orleans.
In the text, Zora takes on various role as a speaker reflecting her belief in presenting multiple viewpoints. In her collected folklores, she presents various viewpoints, therefore, by taking various roles in the passage she is reflecting her belief of multiple viewpoints.
Oral tradition is information that is passed down from generations by words that is not written down. On the hand literary tradition would be a language that is written and well spoken.
