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Some one becomes colored when a colored person realizes how they are treated differently. I believe this is connected to the theme of "Perception" because she did not realize that they were treated differently until she went to a Black and White School and found out they were treated differently.

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4.) When Hurtson says "Slavery is the price I paid for civilization?" she means that, her ancestors paid for her to be in this civilization.They fought fro it.Without them, they wouldn't be able to be this free.

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When Hurston says she is not "tragically colored" she means she does not feel ashamed to be colored. This relates to the the theme "Identity", because it shows how she is not ashamed of her culture or skin color where people of other skin colors would be ashamed.

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How does Hurston mean when she says she is not tragically colored. She beliefs that being black isn't a bad thing but a good thing. The theme "Identity" goes with this because her identity is how she perceives herself

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According to Hurston one becomes colored by being around people who are not colored. This relates to the "Perception" theme because it is about haw things are seen by others.

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At the end of the story, Hurston comes to the realization that no matter how people appear on the outside, on the inside everyone is ultimately the same. This ties into the theme of "identity" by showing that while everyone possesses different identities, the inside is still the same identity for everyone.

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When Hurst says she is not "tragically colored", she means she is not ashamed of her color. This can relate to identity because she is proud of who she is.

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At the end of the story Hurston comes to the realization that everyone is the same on the inside of no matter how they look on the outside. This connects with the theme of misunderstanding, because people are discriminating against others about how look even though they are all the same on the inside.

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For one to become colored it was the difference in how she was treated and she didnt see color like the others did

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when hurts is tradeically colored she means that she is not upset or angry the theme is dont judge the cover of the book, everyone is equal.

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When Hurston say she is not " tragically colored" she means she is proud of herself and not ashamed of herself.

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when hurston says one becomes colored, it means she feels uncomfortable in her own skin. She feels as if she is different, and is acknowledging the fact shes colored.

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When one becomes colored according to Hurston she means that one becomes colored when someone makes you different makes you seem out of place. It ties to "perception" because everyone feels and thinks a different way.

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At the end of the essay, Hurston comes to realize that no matter what you do to a person they will always be the same. She compares dumping the contents out of the bag and putting them back and everything still being the same. These connects to the theme self conflict because it all is a battle inside,

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When Hurston says that shes not "tragically colored'" she means that she is not upset or angry of the color of her skin. The theme is that you are not tragically anything on your outside appearance because your inside is all that matters.

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One becomes colored according to Hurston by the people around them making them feel different by the color of their skin. This ties to the theme because other poeple are making them feel bad because of their color.

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At the end of the essay Hurston realizes that people, even though that they seem different, have the same things inside of them. This relates to the theme of perception with how Hurston sees many different people

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Hurst comes to the realization that she doesn't care what she looks like, she is herself no matter what.

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When Hurston says, she is not "tragically colored." It could mean that she is not tragically affected by being black because she doesn't change for no one. She is herself no matter what.

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When does one "Become Colored." It's when someone first experiences segregation. The theme Perception because it how people perceive her and how they treated her.

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When Hurston says she is not tragically colored she means she is not ashamed to be an African American

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When Hurston says she is not "tragically colored," she means that it is not a bad thing to be colored. She feels like she is just like anyone else, she is a good person no matter what color. This ties to, "identity" because she is identified differently.

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When Hurston says she is not "tragically colored" she means that she doesn't perceive being African American as being a bad thing and she is not ashamed to be herself. This ties into the theme of "perception" because she is  stating that her identity of being colored isn't something she perceives as being wrong.

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1.) When Hurtson says, "..so much like the jumble in the bags, could they be emptied, that all might be dumped in a single heap and the bags refilled without altering the content of any greatly." When she states this, she realizes that no matter what the color of someones skin color is, on the inside everyone is the same and no one is different.

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When hurston says, "How it feels to be colored me", she is telling people how she feels about herself and that she is not ashamed how the color she is. She says she is not "tragically colored", so therefore the theme perception fits this. She is proud of who she is and she doesn't feel bad about herself where others may be ashamed of her culture

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When Hurston says, "I remember the very day that I became colored", she means that she realized that white people looked at and treated them different for the color of their skin. This can tie into perception because race is not a problem for a colored person but it is from the perception of a white person.

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At the end of the essay Hurston comes to the realization that no matter what she looks like, no matter the color of her skin, shes always going to be herself, and not be any different than her originally  or be different than anyone else. this ties into the theme of identity because she will always identify as herself. No one else.

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When Hurston says "Slavery is the price I paid for civilization" she is saying that her people have after being enslaved for years earned the right to be free and be apart of civilization. This ties into the theme of Identity, because her people as a whole she says that her people and their identity as a people have earned the right to be free after their years of enslavement.

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At the end of the essay, Hurston comes to the realization that people are all the same inside, despite appearances. This relates to the " Identity" theme, because she realizes that the identity of herself and others may be different, but they are all the same.

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When Hurston says "Slavery is the price I paid for civilization" she is implying that the slavery the people of her culture endured is the price of he and the future generations freedom. The theme the African American culture as a whole earned their rights.

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Someone becomes colored by the people around them

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When Hurston says she isn't "tragically colored" she feels as if being colored isn't a burden or curse. This relates to the theme of perception, because it's how Hurston sees herself being colored

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When Hurston says, "I Am me", she is suggesting that regardless of her location or who she is around, that she is always true to herself and who she is. This ties into the theme of "Identity" by making a statement that our identity is not determined by where we are from, who we surround ourselves with, or our race, it is determined by our own perception of ourselves.