Despite differing appearances on the exterior, all human beings are quite similar on the inside.

The author does not feel threatened by people of other races.

It does not matter what color you are because all human beings are worthy of respect.

There are many random things that make us who we are.

“. . . old shoes saved for a road that never was and never will be, a nail bent under the weight of things too heavy for any nail, a dried flower or two still a little fragrant.”

“Against a wall in company with other bags, white, red and yellow.”

“Pour out the contents, and there is discovered a jumble of small things priceless and worthless.”

“. . .could they be emptied, that all might be dumped in a single heap and the bags refilled without altering the content of any greatly.”

The figurative language shows that the music makes the author very anxious.

The figurative language shows that the author very much dislikes the music.

The figurative language shows that the music brings out passion in the author.

The figurative language shows that different people have different reactions to music.

They intend to illustrate the stark contrast between her reaction to the music and that of her white companion.

They intend to illustrate the intense personal connection that the author has to jazz music because of where she comes from.

They intend to illustrate how negative of a reaction the author has to the music.

They intend to illustrate for the reader how music plays an important role in the author’s adult life.

Hurston wants her audience to recognize that their lives are random and simplistic.

Hurston wants to show her audience that individual lives are just a random jumble of ideas that mean very little.

Hurston wants to persuade her audience to see that we’re all similar on the inside and that is what matters.

Hurston wants the audience to share her view that every object in the world is “a fragment of the Great Soul.”

Racism is the result of economic injustice.

People should share and then redistribute their wealth.

Race is not an indicator of worth or value.

People who are alike on the inside get mistreated because of race.