History is rich in culture and tradition. Culture and traditions greatly influence people's behaviors, how they perceive others, and how they are perceived by others. The environment also plays a role in the development of culture and the decisions people make. While each person has an individualized idea of ​​what culture is and practices their own unique traditions, the fact remains true that every human being is subject to the effects of culture and tradition. Three classic authors carefully describe culture through setting and lore in order to influence the reader's view of the characters and the authors themselves in "The Gilded Six-Bits" by Zora Neale Hurston, "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker and Doubt: A by John Patrick Shanley. Parable.Zora Neale Hurston uses setting and lore to further the reader's understanding of African-American culture and the characters in "The Gilded Six-Bits." The setting in "The Gilded Six-Bits" is "a Negro yard around a Negro house in a Negro settlement..." (Hurston). By placing this story in an all-Black settlement, Hurston highlights the importance of community and unity during a time of segregation and racial tension. This community, known as a “racial colony,” was “one of the voluntarily segregated communities intended to empower its black citizens and demonstrate to the surrounding white world that blacks were capable of self-government, independence, integrity, and indigenous forms of expression.” .” This aspect of the story gives the reader an idea of ​​the type of characters Missie May and Joe are. Since they live in an independent black community, it is obvious that they are self-respecting and hard-working African Americans. Also, the description of happiness and hard work put in the... center of the paper... view." NYmag.com. Np, nd Web. March 25, 2014. "The Gilded Six-Bits: A Review." Random used Correctly. Np, 10 February 2013. Web. 25 March 2014. Hurston, Zora Neale. “The Six Golden Pieces.” bhscpa.org. nd Web. 14 April 2014. “Literary Criticism.” and Web. March 25, 2014. Malone, Peter. “Catholic Analysis of 'Doubt' in Independent Catholic News.” Catholic Analysis of “Doubt” in Independent Catholic News, January 2, 2009. Web. March 25, 2014. Musere, Jonathan. "A Concise Review of "Everyday Use": The Tale of Alice Walker." Yahoo.com. Yahoo Contributor Network, 12 March 2009. Web. 25 March 2014. "Sister Aloysius Beauvier." April 14, 2014. “Zora Neale Hurston: The Gilded Six-Bits.” March 25. 2014.