“Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men.

Now, women forget all those things they don’t want to remember and remember everything they don’t want to forget. The dream is the truth. Then they act and do things accordingly.” (p. 1)

In these first two paragraphs Zora Neale Hurston sets the scene for us as to what we may expect as we delve into the book. From your understanding and interpretation and lived experience, pull some words or concepts or thoughts from these two paragraphs and create a response to this introduction to the novel. Use poetry, a dialogue, a speech, video clip...whatever other creative form may appeal to you…