The Search For The Dead Author

The search for Zora Neale Hurston was taken on by Walker with the accompaniment of her friend Charlotte. they both greatly appreciated the works of zora Neale hurston and thought to figure out what really happened to her and give her the proper brurial. in order to get more information out of people, she tells them she is Hurston's niece. She comes across many different acquaintances of Hurston and each person she meets gives her more information, thus extending the adventures of her quest. Some false information was given to her and Charlotte that upset them. like the fact that she died of malnutrition and it was a very poor and bad burial, but in the end they found out that she died of a stroke and she was very loved by her community. while trying to figure out the background and history of Hurston she starts believing that she really is related to Hurston. By hearing all of the views of the community that Hurston grew up with, Walker starts agreeing with what she thought Hurston would've sided with. So really she starts realizing her culture and heritage through the discoveries of Zora Neale Hurston's life.