This is how I would analyze how Hurston's "Sweat" is a tribute to ordinary African Americans and a departure from some of the ideal of the Harlem Renaissance.
You can only leave truly horrendous yearbook messages with my help!
I read an excellent post on Medium comparing the punctuation use of multiple authors. It's cool! (no, seriously)
Sometimes a sentence leads you to a dead end. You are confused, and that's ok. This time you can blame the sentence.