Highlight examples of Hurston's voice. Anyone who looked more white folkish than
herself was better than she was in her criteria,
therefore it was right that they should be
cruel to her at times, just as she was cruel to
those more negroid than herself in direct
ratio to their negroness. . . . Insensate cruelty
to those you can whip, and groveling
submission to those you can't. Once having
set up her idols and built altars to them it was
inevitable that she would worship there.
- Their Eyes Were Watching God,
Zora Neale Hurston

( more white folkish )

( in her criteria )

Explanation:

"more white folkish"

"in her criteria"

"those more negroid than herself"

"direct ratio"

"their negronness"

"insensate cruelty"

"those you can whip"

"groveling submission"

"set up her idols and built altars to them"

"inevitable"

"worship"

i go to the store and buy some cheese,suddenly there was akward silence.   out of no where comes a ninja, and he takes an apple, and chokes the cashier, until he passes out.   the disapeared in a puff of smoke.   the cashier went to the doctor, and everything was fine again.   they all lived happily ever after without anymore ninjas.

the end

go to buy cheese= exposition

akaward silence= rising action

ninja chokes the cashier= climax

cashier goes to the doctor= falling action

they live happily ever after= resolution