Journal 9: 2/17/09

The beginnings of chapters use imagery to orient the reader. Hurston never begins her chapters with dialect, but uses descriptive figurative language to give the reader a sense of what has occured before anything new happens. She often closes by integrating symbols into the setting. These usually serve as foreshadows of events or emotions that will show up in the following chapter. These concise but descriptive orientations of setting, characters, and plot give the reader a sense of belonging in the story.