The Gilded Six-Bits
In the short story “The Gilded Six-Bits” Zora Neale Hurston describes the survival of love in a black family living in a rural area.Folklore is a collection of fictional stories about animals and people, cultural myths, jokes, songs, tales and even quotes.Although Zora Neale Hurston is a A Folklorist “The Gilded Six-Bits”was not written as a typical folkloric tale. Although The short story isn't your everyday folkloric tale it can still be considered Folklore. “The Gilded Six-Bits”is an example of folklore because it included examples of the customs,beliefs and traditions of Negro people. “The Gilded Six-Bits”is an example of folklore because it included example of the customs of Negro people. The Author used the stay at home wife
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The author uses her two main characters Joe and Missie May to show the belief of marriage permanence. The Author uses the belief in marriage permanence to keep her main characters in a marriage jeopardized by a foolish decision. Marriage is more than just simply saying I do. In Marriage God makes man and woman one. God speaks about making man and woman one when he stated “And did not he make one ? Yet had he residue of the spirit. And wherefore one ? That he might seek a godly seed.Therefore take heed to your spirit and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth’’(Malachi 2:15). Dating back to biblical times it was believed that a man and wife should never divorce. It was never god's intention for man and wife to separate.God says “he hateth putting away:for one covereth violence with his garment’’(Malachi 2:16). Not only does God not approve of divorce, but divorcing one's wife removes the husband's fellowship with God. The belief of not divorcing one's wife is clearly shown in “The Gilded Six- Bits”. “The Gilded Six-Bits is an example of Folklore because it includes examples of traditions of Negro people. The dialect used in the story is significant of traditions of Negro people. Zora uses dialect like "Humph! Ah'm way behind time t'day! Joe gointer be heah 'fore Ah git
The author uses her two main characters Joe and Missie May to show the belief of marriage permanence. The Author uses the belief in marriage permanence to keep her main characters in a marriage jeopardized by a foolish decision. Marriage is more than just simply saying I do. In Marriage God makes man and woman one. God speaks about making man and woman one when he stated “And did not he make one ? Yet had he residue of the spirit. And wherefore one ? That he might seek a godly seed.Therefore take heed to your spirit and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth’’(Malachi 2:15). Dating back to biblical times it was believed that a man and wife should never divorce. It was never god's intention for man and wife to separate.God says “he hateth putting away:for one covereth violence with his garment’’(Malachi 2:16). Not only does God not approve of divorce, but divorcing one's wife removes the husband's fellowship with God. The belief of not divorcing one's wife is clearly shown in “The Gilded Six- Bits”. “The Gilded Six-Bits is an example of Folklore because it includes examples of traditions of Negro people. The dialect used in the story is significant of traditions of Negro people. Zora uses dialect like "Humph! Ah'm way behind time t'day! Joe gointer be heah 'fore Ah git