Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica

Hurston provides in-depth accounts of numerous Voodoo ceremonies and rituals in the third part of Tell My Horse. How are these rituals depicted? What do they reveal about the social values and beliefs of Caribbean societies?

Analyze the importance of the theme of Blurred Lines Between Truth and Fiction in Hurston’s depiction of Caribbean religion and folklore. How does the interplay between fact, fiction, and uncertainty factor into Hurston’s experiences, and/or the wider genre of ethnographic studies?

Haitian Creole is the result of language contact between French and West African languages, such as Falta and Igbo. How does Hurston use Creole in Tell My Horse? How does Creole reflect the political, cultural and/or social history of Haiti?