1. Page 114: "She was borned in slavery time when folks, dat is black folks, didn't sit down anytime dey felt lak it. So sittin' on prches lak de white madam looked lak uh mighty fine thing tuh her. Dat's whut she wanted for me- don't keer whut it cost. Git up on uh high chair and sit dere. She didn't have time tuh think whu tuh git dere. So Ah got up on de high stool lak she told me, but Pheoby, Ah done nearly languishedtuh death up dere. Ah felt like de world wuz cryin extry and Ah ain't read de common news yet"
In this passage i can really see the distinction in dialect. It is clear especially in this passage how much of a difference the different spelling and prounoucation makes a different to explain not only the situation but also the characters.
2. Page 104: "Naw, Ah never gazes at 'em in de lookin' glass. If anybody else gits any pleasure out of 'em Ah ain'tbeen told about it"
"See dat? You'se got de world in uh jug and make out you don;t know it. But Ah'm glad tug be de one tuh tell yuh." The playfulness and understanding of the African American people is a good demonstration of tone. It also helps explain their characters based on Hurstons stylic choice.
3. Page 106: "He could be a bee to blossom a pear tree blossom in the spring. He seemed to be crushing scent our of the world with his footsteps..." This passage helps me further understand the Motif of Judgment and how it is expressed though in animate objects.
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