She often compares herself to a dark rock when she is around thousands of white people. A feeling of inferiority rose inside her when she had to stay in white society. On the other hand, she thought the position of white people would be more difficult in comparison to black people if they were to stay in black society. To make it more clear, Hurston talks about an event in her life when she went to a jazz club with her white friend. She admitted that her color comes out when she hear jazz music. She felt racial discrimination when she was spending time with her white friend in the club because she could enjoy the music but her friend could not enjoy it. A black person is used to living in white society and still cope in their environment but a white people find it very difficult to cope in black society.
Sometimes Zora Neale Hurston thinks outside of race and wants to be a part of society with no discrimination based on color. She claims that all people are an American citizen and should have the same feeling about being the citizen of the same country discarding the skin pigmentation. She does not get angry for being discriminated rather think that it’s her duty to get a real portrayal of herself in the society. She has a respect for her white neighbors and want a society without any