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Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
by Zora Neale Hurston
I really enjoyed Hurston’s novel Their Eyes... so I decided to this one, her autobiography, next. I love Hurston’s lyrical and descriptive style of writing, and she has definitely had a unique life. She had to fight for her dreams, for her education, for her passions. You can tell that the words inside her had been aching to burst out her whole life.
I enjoyed listening to the book as a whole, and this one particular quote about friendship really stuck out to me and made me laugh: “It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it.
There were also a couple essays at the end that I’m not sure were originally part of her autobiography, but I listened to them anyways. Some of them had sections or stories that seemed to be a repeat of things she had covered in her book, but the one that stood out to me the most was “Seeing the World as It Is,” in which Hurston examined the hypocrisy of American/Western policies throughout the rest of the world. “I will fight for myself country but I won’t lie for her.” That line really hit me - I think you can both support and love your country and also be critical of its policies and actions. The two things are not mutually exclusive, and true change can come from loving correction. It was also an interesting perspective based on when it was written - Hitler was in power in Germany, but WWII hadn’t begun.
I enjoyed listening to the book as a whole, and this one particular quote about friendship really stuck out to me and made me laugh: “It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it.
There were also a couple essays at the end that I’m not sure were originally part of her autobiography, but I listened to them anyways. Some of them had sections or stories that seemed to be a repeat of things she had covered in her book, but the one that stood out to me the most was “Seeing the World as It Is,” in which Hurston examined the hypocrisy of American/Western policies throughout the rest of the world. “I will fight for myself country but I won’t lie for her.” That line really hit me - I think you can both support and love your country and also be critical of its policies and actions. The two things are not mutually exclusive, and true change can come from loving correction. It was also an interesting perspective based on when it was written - Hitler was in power in Germany, but WWII hadn’t begun.