The Inside Search Analysis Activity

1. Modern readers often view the behavior of the white women in "The inside Search" as condescending or paternalistic. That is, their generosity carries with it a not-so-subtle reminder that they have power in society and therefore have the right to decide who is worthy of receiving certain benefits and opportunities. Do you agree with this view of the white women? Why or why not?

2. Hurston realizes many benefits from demonstrating her intelligence, but she also experiences at least one negative consequence. Describe this negative consequence and explain what it suggests about standing out from the crowd.

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings