Moses, Man of the Mountain (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Zora Neale Hurston
- First Published: 1939
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Allegory
- Time of Work: Biblical times, during the Exodus
- Setting: Egypt and the wilderness around Mount Sinai
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: African Americans
- Locales: Egypt
Characters Discussed
Moses, an Egyptian prince who leads the enslaved Hebrews out of Egypt. A great soldier and the most powerful magician in the land, he also possesses great wisdom and an understanding of psychology. He is a born leader, but he has no ambition for power or glory. For a period of more than fifty years, Moses gives up what could be a happy and comfortable existence with his wife and family and repeatedly refuses to reign as a crowned and jeweled king, so that he can serve God and teach the Hebrews to rule themselves under God’s laws.
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Zora Neale Hurston (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Zora Neale Hurston (Short Fiction)Zora Neale Hurston (Long Fiction)Zora Neale Hurston (Dictionary of World Biography)Zora Neale Hurston (Identities and Issues)
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