Read the excerpt from Zora Neale Hurston's 1934 essay, 'Characteristics of Negro Expression,' and answer the question that follows:
'The Negro's universal mimicry is not sign of a lack of originality as the detractors believe, but is rather an evidence of his power to assimilate and adapt. He does not copy; he modifies. The original is changed to fit his own aesthetic...'
Based on the excerpt, which of the following arguments does Hurston make regarding the nature of African American artistic expression?
- It possesses its own unique originality through the creative adaptation and modification of cultural forms.Cevap
- BIt should be abandoned in favor of vocational and industrial education to secure economic advancement.
- CIt can only achieve true originality by completely separating from American culture and emigrating to Africa.
- DIt must focus exclusively on the experiences of Black women to address the intersection of race and gender.
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It possesses its own unique originality through the creative adaptation and modification of cultural forms.
The correct answer correctly identifies Hurston's central argument: that African American mimicry is a creative process of adaptation and modification, establishing its own unique aesthetic value.
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