Question

read the excerpt from their eyes were watching god. mrs. turner, like all other believers had built an altar to the unattainable—caucasian characteristics for all. her god would smite her, would hurl her from pinnacles and lose her in deserts, but she would not forsake his altars. behind her crude words was a belief that somehow she and others through worship could attain her paradise—a heaven of straighthaired, thin - lipped, high - nose boned white seraphs. how does zora neale hurston use mrs. turner to present a cultural criticism? she mocks mrs. turner’s strict religious practices. she critiques mrs. turner’s obsession with material wealth. she mocks mrs. turner’s belief that everyone should look alike. she critiques mrs. turner’s use of profane language.

Explanation:

The excerpt shows Mrs. Turner worships Caucasian physical features as an "unattainable" ideal, believing this is a form of paradise. Hurston uses this to criticize the harmful cultural belief that equates white physical traits with perfection, which is captured by the idea of mocking her belief that everyone should conform to this single physical standard. The other options are incorrect: the text does not focus on strict religious practices, material wealth, or profane language.

Answer:

She mocks Mrs. Turner's belief that everyone should look alike.