Dec 30, 2009

Moses, Man of the Mountain | Moses, Man of the Mountain

At a glance:

Author: Zora Neale Hurston
First Published: 1939
Type of Plot: Allegory
Time of Work: Biblical times, during the Exodus
Setting: Egypt and the wilderness surrounding Mount Sinai
Principal Characters: Moses, Pharaoh Ta-Phar, Jethro, Zipporah, Miriam, Aaron, Joshua
Genres: Long fiction
Subjects: African Americans
Locales: Egypt

The Novel

The novel’s central action is based on the Old Testament tale of Moses leading the enslaved Hebrews out of Egypt to the promised land of Canaan. In order to trace Moses’ development as a leader, Hurston begins her version with his childhood. As a boy, Moses is first influenced by Mentu, the Pharaoh’s Hebrew stableman, who teaches him about nature and the languages of animals. Moses next turns to the Egyptian priests for instruction in the magic and voodoo used “to distract the minds of unthinking people from their real troubles.”

Although Moses is not...

[The entire page is 2885 words long]

Moses, Man of the Mountain | Moses, Man of the Mountain

At a glance:

The Novel

Join eNotes