https://padlet.com/lesliegriffin1/lxdzqlx1rwmuqw7 Start with your name. Write one of your thoughts, reactions, or questions in your own padlet box OR follow up with a comment in someone else's. en-us 2021-03-04 13:59:56 UTC 2021-03-04 20:37:38 UTC hello@padlet.com lesliegriffin1 https://padlet.com/lesliegriffin1/lxdzqlx1rwmuqw7/wish/1269004226 In his "Afterword," Henry Louis Gates, Jr. emphasizes the enduring value of the novel on several levels, including its strong pro-African American and feminist stances. He also reinforces the power of Hurston's language with, "Language, in these passages, is not merely 'adornment,' as Hurston described a key black linguistic practice; rather, manner and meaning are perfectly in tune: she says the thing in the most meaningful manner" (204).]]> 2021-03-04 14:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lesliegriffin1/lxdzqlx1rwmuqw7/wish/1269004226