Question

read the excerpt from their eyes were watching god. mrs. turner finally rose to go after being very firm about several other viewpoints of either herself, her son or her brother. she begged janie to drop in on her anytime, but never once mentioning tea cake. finally she was gone and janie hurried to her kitchen to put on supper and found tea cake sitting in there with his head between his hands. \tea cake! ah didnt know you wuz home.\ \ah know yuh didnt. ah been heah uh long time listenin to dat heifer run me down tuh de dawgs uh try tuh tole you off from me.\ how does hurston convey her own cultural experiences? through symbolism representing family through images of warm, neighborly friendships through the contrast of literal and figurative language through the contrast of formal language and informal dialect

Explanation:

The excerpt uses formal, standard English for the narrative (describing Mrs. Turner's actions) and switches to informal Black Southern dialect for Tea Cake and Janie's dialogue. This contrast reflects Zora Neale Hurston's cultural experience of Black life in the American South, as she often used dialect to authentically represent the speech of the community. The other options do not match the text: there is no clear family symbolism, the interaction is tense not warm neighborly friendship, and the focus is not on literal vs figurative language.

Answer:

through the contrast of formal language and informal dialect