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    In Zora Neale Hurston's "How It Feels To Be Colored Me" (1928), the author asserts that all people should look past the colour of the bag and focus on the treasure that lie within it, "...so much like the Jumble in the bags, could they be emptied... refilled without altering the content of any greatly." Hurston supports her position by categorizing her essay into four parts: first, she describes her realization that she is no longer "Everybody's Zora" but rather "a little colored girl"; the next two sections explain perspective from opposing viewpoints; last, she comes to terms with her blackness yet at the same time the remains the "Cosmic Zora". By portraying her reluctance to accept social issues, she introduces an innocent state of mind that will ultimately alter others perception in promoting self pride. The author is addressing America as a whole with a confident and upbeat tone, to propose that whether you are black or white, be proud of who you are!