The paragraph changes the reader's understanding of Hurston's career primarily by highlighting the fact that not all of Hurston's work was successful. It mentions that "most critics disliked" her book "Seraph on the Suwanee," and that her popularity as a writer began to decline afterward. This suggests that despite her earlier successes, she faced challenges in her later career, impacting her reception as an author.
Read the paragraph from "Jump at the Sun: The Biography of Zora Neale Hurston."
From 1936 to 1938, Hurston studied in Jamaica and Haiti. Her travels and experiences became a large part of her books. Hurston published Seraph on the Suwanee in 1948. It was set in Florida in the early twentieth century. Most critics disliked the book. Hurston's popularity as a writer began to decline. In later years, Hurston worked on The Life of Herod the Great. However, she never completed the book.
How does this paragraph change the reader's understanding of Hurston's career?
Jump at the Sun
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It shows that Hurston took a very long time to complete each book.
It shows that Hurston took a very long time to complete each book.
It shows that not all of Hurston's work was successful.
It shows that not all of Hurston's work was successful.
It shows that Hurston's later work was not as good as her earlier work.
It shows that Hurston's later work was not as good as her earlier work.
It shows that people were not as interested in Jamaica and Haiti as they were in African American culture.
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