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Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of family within the text Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick. What types of family relationships are represented and how does Hurston use their variety to inform many of the stories’ themes?

Essay Topic 2

All of the characters in the collection have specific yet varied relationships with money. Examine the theme of money in the text and how it affects the various characters.

Essay Topic 3

What is Hurston's message about the relationship between poverty and racism within the collection Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick?

Essay Topic 4

Write an essay examining how the text portrays the American Dream. Is there one American Dream or are there many different ones, according to Hurston? What is the text saying about the American dream in the early twentieth century?

Essay Topic 5

Trace the characterization arc of a particular protagonist featured in the...

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