Spunk | Essays and Criticism
- Story-telling in "Spunk"
Bily is an instructor of English at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan. In the following essay, she examines ‘‘Spunk’’ as a story about story-telling.
- Rainbows of Darkness:
Deconstructing Shakespeare in the Work of Gloria Naylor
and Zora Neale Hurston
In the following excerpt, Traub asserts that ‘‘Spunk’’ offers a new perspective on Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Traub argues that, similar to Lena, Gertrude exercises personal prerogative when finding herself defined as ‘‘an object of property.’’
- Marriage: Zora Neale Hurston’s System of Values
In the following excerpt, Howard discusses the manner in which Hurston explores the issue of marriage in ‘‘Spunk.’’
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