Drenched in Light (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Zora Neale Hurston
- First Published: 1924
- Type of Plot: Autobiographical, regional
- Time of Work: 1900-1910
- Setting: Eatonville, Florida
- Principal Characters: Isis Watts, Grandma Potts, A white lady and two men
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: African Americans, Girls, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Poverty or poor people, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Grandparents or grandchildren, Florida, Dancing or dancers, Wealth, Automobiles, Joy or sorrow, 1900’s
- Locales: Eatonville, FL
The Story
Isis Watts is perched on the gatepost of her home, looking with longing up the road to Orlando. The conflict between the child and her grandmother is evident from the opening paragraphs. Isis is a child who is filled with the joy of life and yearns for the horizon, while her grandmother urges her to stop dreaming and instead work around the house. Isis has earned the nickname “Isis the joyful” among the neighbors, but her grandmother seeks to restrain the child's exuberance and orders her to sit on the porch like a lady rather than romp with the dogs in the...
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See Also:
Zora Neale Hurston (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Zora Neale Hurston (Dictionary of World Biography)Zora Neale Hurston (Long Fiction)Zora Neale Hurston (Short Fiction)Zora Neale Hurston (Identities and Issues)Theory of Short Fiction (Topical Overview--Short Fiction)
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