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A 3 page paper which examines qualities of good self esteem in Zora Neale Hurston’s essay “How it Feels to Be Colored Like Me.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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the 20th century. Many perhaps argue that her stories do not always portray a good image of the powerful African American woman in the 20th century, but then others argue
she wrote deeply and with a very unique vision of one aspect of truth. In her essay "How it Feels to Be Colored Like Me" she offers up a look
at a portion of her past as it relates to being African American. In this essay there are many qualities that speak of a very positive level of self esteem
that goes far beyond issues of color. The following paper examines the qualities of self esteem offered in the essay. Zora Neale Hurston and Self Esteem One of
the most important elements in the essay which serves as something of a foundation for her self esteem involves the fact that Zora did not even truly realize her darkness
until she was almost a teenager. This indicates that she was not raised in a bitter environment where she was taught she was beneath people or truly very different. Her
childhood was one wherein she felt everyone loved her and this is a very strong foundation upon which one builds their self esteem. She notes that although her fellow people
"deplored any joyful tendencies" in her, she was "their Zora" (Hurston). She was a confident young girl and this was a very important element of her self esteem as
she grew up. Confidence is perhaps one of the most important elements contained in good self esteem and Hurston possessed this. This could perhaps be attributed to her mother, who
died when Hurston was only nine, for she "strongly encouraged her to be independent and creative. She encouraged all of her children to jump at de sun" (Womens Intellectual Contributions
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