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• The Significance of Gender Roles and Economic Power in Hurston's Story

  In the following essay, Madsen Hardy discusses the significance of gender roles and economic power in ‘‘The Gilded Six-Bits.’’

• The Pastoral and the Picaresque in Zora Neale Hurston's ‘‘The Gilded Six-Bits’’

  In the following essay, Evora Jones examines history as told through folktales, in this case by opposing the simplicity of country life with the sophisticated and superficial life of the city.

• Breaking Out of the Conventions of Dialect: Dunbar and Hurston

  In the following essay, Gayl Jones argues that through the use of dialect in the story the reader is brought inside the African-American community depicted in the story, which opens the possibility for a more complex examination of the characters.

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1. The Gilded Six-Bits: Introduction
2. The Gilded Six-Bits: Summary
3. The Gilded Six-Bits: Zora Neale Hurston Biography
4. The Gilded Six-Bits: Characters
5. The Gilded Six-Bits: Themes
6. The Gilded Six-Bits: Style
7. The Gilded Six-Bits: Historical Context
8. The Gilded Six-Bits: Critical Overview
9. The Gilded Six-Bits: Essays and Criticism
   1. The Significance of Gender Roles and Economic Power in Hurston's Story
   2. The Pastoral and the Picaresque in Zora Neale Hurston's ‘‘The Gilded Six-Bits’’
   3. Breaking Out of the Conventions of Dialect: Dunbar and Hurston
10. The Gilded Six-Bits: Compare and Contrast
11. The Gilded Six-Bits: Topics for Further Study
12. The Gilded Six-Bits: Media Adaptations
13. The Gilded Six-Bits: What Do I Read Next?
14. The Gilded Six-Bits: Bibliography and Further Reading
15. The Gilded Six-Bits: Pictures
16. Copyright

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