Mule

Crawford, as a racial minority. Through Hurston’s symbolic use of the mule and Janie’s character development, black women are depicted as helpless victims of oppression that must overcome society’s suppression of them to be considered free. In a patriarchal society, a woman’s true identity is restrained by social customs. Hurston conveys this idea by comparing African American women to the lowest animal in the world, the mule. The mule first appears when…

In the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, symbolism and imagery are prominent throughout the story. Often, they are essential to fully understanding the narrative. They help understand characters, especially Janie, on a much higher level. But what exactly do they mean? What are they? In this paper, these questions and more will be explored. One of the most important symbols in the novel is Janie’s hair. Her hair is “a symbol of her power and unconventional identity; it represent…

resembling different parts of Janie’s life. The usage of the pear tree, mule and horizon represent Janie’s coming of age, which eventually awakens her true self that is trapped within her because of race and gender roles of the society. Living in a white-dominant society, Janie and the other “colored folks” (Hurston 28) are considered as inferior. Especially for women, Nanny finds out the tragic truth about “de nigger woman is de mule uh the…

either the wand worked, or we don’t look very tasty,” Titus said, as he looked up into the trees toward Hootie. After traveling higher up the mountain, Titus and his two companions came to a grassy meadow. Urging the mule to a big rock, “This,” Titus said to the mule as he dismounted, “Is where we will spend the night.” Taking a string and a hook from his pouch, he looked up at Hootie and said," I’ll catch us some fish for dinner tonight.” . After trying for several minutes…

One of the townsmen’s mule( Matt Bonner’s mule) was getting old and Matt did not treat him very well. He did not feed the mule often. The mule got loose and the townspeople caught up to him and were “goosing him in the sides (Hurston 56)” for fun. Janie got upset at the little “regard for helpless things (Hurston 57),” that the towns people were showing. Mayor Stark saw this and bought the mule so he could rest. The mule in the story represents Janie. Although the mule was old, tired, and…

subject and/or appeared in of a plethora of stories throughout history. This ensures that the reader will more likely understand the motif. Additionally, animal motifs can also be manipulated to carry even more meaning, like the rabid dog or the starving mule. These characteristics of animal motifs ensure that the author can develop a motif perfect for his or her needs, and therefore make a story or movement even stronger. Hurston and Rubin take advantage of this, and craft a story and a…

The image of the black woman as the mule of the world becomes a symbol for Janie and in her relationships. Her Nanny told her that “de white man is de ruler of everything as fur as ah been able to find out” (14). Janie chooses to play the role of the mule by marrying Logan because he has 60 acres of land and he ultimately uses her like a mule. She becomes nothing different than an animal to Logan as he makes her do everything he asks. Janie…

compared to a mule's life, because she was a hard-working, oppressed and mistreated woman for much of her life. The first time Janie's life was related to a mule's, was when her grandmother, Nanny, explained to her: "De nigger woman is de mule uh the world so fur as Ah can see"(14). This meant Janie, as an African-American woman would have to obey everything she would be told, no matter what she thought or how she felt, because no one would really care; she would have to bear all…

Nebraska has many natural resources. Nebraska’s most important products are beef cattle, corn, soybeans, and hogs. Livestock products account for about 2/3 of Nebraska’s farm income, and beef cattle are the most important source, followed by hogs. Corn is Nebraska’s most important crop, with much of it going to feed cattle and hogs. Petroleum, sand and gravel, clays for bricks, tiles, and pottery are also important resources. Two thirds of the High Plains Aquifer lie under Nebraska. Nebraska may…

Such as the Machine named the spinning mule what were they for and how were they used. Or one could ask about the health risk and types of discipline they use like leather strapping. People could also wonder about the treatment of the worker and what the demographics of the textile industry…