佐拉·尼尔·赫斯顿着力表现的是黑人文化语境下的黑人经验。在其代表作《他们眼望上苍》中,在白人文化主导的社会里,赫斯顿巧妙地运用“骡子的葬礼”这种狂欢化的场景将白人神圣的宗教文化降格,通过主人公珍妮对自我身份的寻求之旅来表达对黑人文化的回归。此外,小说中黑人民间故事及方言土语的运用更加强化了作者的文化倾向。由此,赫斯顿根深蒂固的黑人文化观可见一斑。 Zola Neil Heston contributed to the black experience in the context of black culture. In his masterpiece, “They See God,” Heston, in his white-dominated society, subtly used the “mule funeral” carnival scene to downgrade the sacred religious culture of the white people. Through the hero Jenny Self-identification journey to express the return of black culture. In addition, the use of black folk stories and dialect and language in the novels further strengthens the author’s cultural tendencies. As a result, Heston’s deep-rooted concept of black culture is evident.