Examples of Hurston's awareness and manipulation of language:
Syntax: "'Nobody in heah ain't lookin' for no wife outa yuh. Old as you is'"(79).
Word Choice: "He had always been scornful of root-doctors and all their kind, but now she saw a faker from over around Altamonte Springs, hanging around the place almost daily"(82).
Contemptible tone towards Joe: "His prosperous-looking belly that used to thrust out so pugnaciously and intimidate folks, sagged like a load suspended from his loins. [...] There was nothing to do in life anymore. [...] So he struck Janie with all his might and drove her from the store"(76,80).
Sound Devices: (Alliteration)"He gave a deep-growling sound like a hog dying down in the swamp and trying to drive off disturbance"(85).
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