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When Hurston says that she says that she is not "Tragically Colored."
It means that she is not ashamed of her color and rather embraces it.

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Hurston says One "becomes colored" when associated with other races. THis relates to the theme because it effects her life

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I believe she meant that it was the first time that she saw segregation Like when she said "... i became colored ". This shows that she is having a self conflict with the way she is being treated

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At the end of the essay, Hurston realizes that African Americans will never be 100% equal to whites. She states, "I feel like a brown bag of miscellany propped against a wall." This shows that she knows she will never be equal to whites but she will remain a prideful, feisty, African American Woman.

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When she says she's not tragically colored she means she doesn't see her skin color as a problem. This relates to the theme because she states that fellow members of her "society" try to defend or neglect their heritage.

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Hurston means she does not see her skin color as a curse, and does not suffer from anger or grief anytime it, or her ancestry, is brought up. This relates to the theme because she talks about how others of her people try to deny their heritage, or ancestry, or even get mad at the mention of it

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Someone becomes colored because they begin feeling oppression and they see how racism is effecting life this relates to the theme because during that time people discriminated against her but she didn't let that effect her

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According to Hurston on how to "Become Colored."
This is when a person of an ethnicity, color, and race experiences oppression.

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Horston believes that she "becomes" colored by experiencing oppression and segregation by the whites traveling through her hometown. This relates to the theme "perception" because it changes the way she perceives others and herself.

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when Hurston says she "became colored", she is saying that it is the first time she has felt different than other people. This relates to the theme because it shows how people feel about the segregation and how they are being treated.

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According to Hurston, one becomes colored when they first experience racism, oppression, or for the first time in their life, do not feel like themselves around others. This relates to theme because she talks about being herself, no matter what circumstances.

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Hurston says "slavery is the price I paid for civilization", she is speaking of how her ancestors worked for what they have now. Even if they never got to the place that Hurston is at. Colored people lost all they had to slavery, and now they can have what is right. They paid for something that was forced on them for a long time, and at Hurston's time they had a lot more. This relates to the theme self conflict, because this is something we all have to live with, even if you don't recognize it, someone in your past was affected by slavery

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One becomes colored when treated different. She didn't feel different before because she wasn't around people that wasn't colored. She lived in an area where there were all colored. She became colored when she was treated different by people around her. This relates to the theme because it shows blacks were treated different and they feel different when around the whites that looked down upon them.

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Hurston is saying that she is not ashamed of who she is by the color of her skin means nothing. Saying "tragically colored" she is meaning that she is not affected the way other African Americans may be affected.She has high confidence. This relates to the theme of identity because it is who she is and it is what she loves. Shes proud of being colored because that's a part of her.

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According to Hurston, she is not "tragically colored" meaning that she doesn't let the simple things bother her and doesn't let it affect her like most of the African Americans would. This relates to the theme of Identity because it shows she is a confident person and doesn't let others affect who she is.

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One can "become colored," only when he/she see themselves as different. Once she was encountered to the white race, she was seen as different and realized she was of another race. This relates to the theme by saying that only she can color herself against her struggles

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When Hurtson says she is not "Tragically colored", This means that she is not ashamed of her skin color. She doesn't feel she is different and she feels like she is the same as everyone else. This relates to the theme because it shows that she is different but she accepts it and isn't ashamed of it.

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When Hurston says "become colored" shes meaning that someone has faced a struggle due to the color of their skin if they have never faced racism before. This relates to self conflict because it's something that's happening to someone maybe physically or mentally.

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When Hurston says she is not "tragically colored", she is meaning that she is not affected by most things that other African Americans are affected by. She doesn't let all of the little things bother her. This relates to the theme because she is all about having pride for her race and her not letting things bother her is proving her pride.

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When Hurston says "She is not tragically colored" she is saying that even though she may not be the same color as some people she is still proud to be herself. This relates to the theme because it shows her inner determination and her ability to be strong and shove off her doubts and hate and keep going.

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They become colored when they experience discrimination. This relates to the theme by showing that she can be herself  through racism and depression.

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Hurston means that she is not tragically colored because she isn't sad that she is African American she isn't scared of it either she likes being who she is. This goes with the theme because she is saying she is who she is and she is not mad or sad about it she accepts the fact.

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When Hurston says "Slavery is the price I paid for civilization ." He means that African Americans worked their butts off and they made their way in this country.

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Hurston means that slavery made her the way she is because it changed the way her family acted before her. Like when she said "' get set"'' """go""" this shows that her family is telling her to go and live your life even though they have suffered.

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The realization that Hurston comes to at the end is that after all of the struggles she goes through, every bag with the same contents is the same. This relates to theme that everyone in the end is the same.

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Hurston says that she is not "tragically  colored" meaning that things that bother other African Americans does not bother her. This connects to the theme because people are put in to social groups in peoples minds making misunderstandings about people.

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Hurston is discussing the fact that she is not ashamed of her skin tone. She is not "tragically colored", meaning that she feels no remorse or pain for being colored. She takes pride in it, and shows off her confidence. This relates to the theme "identity" because it is a part of who she is, a part that she loves. Being colored is something she is proud of, part of her

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According to Hurston, one "becomes colored" when she becomes involved with the whites and sees the differences between them and how the whites discriminate against them. This relates to the them of self conflict because this affects her way of life and how she lives it.

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When Hurston speaks about not being "tragically colored", she is referring to the fact that she isn't ashamed of her skin tone, that she is prideful in who she is. This relates to the theme identity because Hurston has no qualms with being a colored woman in her time.

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When Hurston says, "I am me", she is suggesting that regardless of where she is/from or who is she is surrounded by she is always true to herself and who she is. This relates to the theme of identity because it shows that identity can be versatile and we are not limited to one version of ourselves.