Read the excerpt from hurston’s “john redding goes to sea.”

matty redding, john's mother, was setting the table for supper. she was a small wiry woman with large eyes that might have been beautiful when she was young, but too much weeping had left them watery and weak.

which best describes the intent of hurston’s use of voice as it relates to cultural experience?

a. hurston explores the outdated notion of women in the kitchen rather than in the workforce.

b. hurston reinforces the idea that women openly show their emotions, whereas men try to conceal them.

c. hurston highlights the hardships that women in the community are experiencing through her description of matty redding.

d. hurston comments on the wasted beauty of youth and the cruelty of aging through her portrayal of the main character.

C.) Hurston highlights the hardships that women in the community are experiencing through her description of Matty Redding.

C. Hurston highlights the hardships that women in the community are experiencing through her description of Matty Redding.

In "John Redding Goes to Sea," Hurston tries to paint a picture of life in Florida, including its hardships. The way in which the author does this is by using the character of Matty Redding as a symbol for other similar women. By describing how Matty Redding had large eyes that were watery and weak because of her suffering, Hurston tells us that life in that community was difficult, and that women often suffered a lot throughout their lives.

in paragraph 6 of "sinners in the hands of an angry god" by jonathan edwards, he talks about how doing good things alone will not save men from going to hell because they're at the mercy of the will of god. "spiritual reform" provides men with a false sense of safety.

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