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Zora Neale Hurston’s 1926 play “Color Struck” tells the story of a couple in the “Jim Crow” South on their way to a cakewalk competition. Because this story is formatted as a play, the text is primarily organized through dialogue. Without much narration, aside from stage directions and how the characters speak their lines, the…

The play ‘Color Struck,’ by Zora Neale Hurston, is about a black woman, Emmaline, in the Jim Crow south and relationship with John, a light brown-skinned man. This play was published in the Magazine “FIRE!” in 1926. The first 3 scenes show a youthful Emmaline and John. Their relationship is a little rocky already because…

Color Struck, by Zora Neale Hurston, is a play that was published as part of the literary magazine “FIRE!!” in 1926. The play revolves around Emma, a black woman, and John, a light brown-skinned man, and their relationship as a couple. The first three scenes take place 20 years earlier than the fourth scene, set…