How can an African-American woman think for herself? In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, which took place in the southern parts of the United States in the late 1800s. The author, Zora Neale Hurston wrote of a woman named, Janie, that fought against three men that she married for her independence. She was victorious in this endeavor of becoming independent but at the cost of emotional and physical pain. Janie can be characterized as the evolving heroine of this story.
Janie Crawford is the main character that this novel is revolves around. She is also the protagonist of this story as she is going through her journey of independence from her three marriages.
Janie is an African-American female that has been raised in an Caucasian community most of her life. Most hardships of being an young African-American have been diverted from her, and instead she received fair treatment due to having a lighter skin tone. As the novel progresses …show more content…
Correspondly with Tea Cake around it seems as if Janie is resuming life at which she stopped living it at, a young age. Janie and Tea Cake seems to be a flourishing couple and Janie feels that she finally have found the love of her life. Unforturely this feeling was short lived compared to the rest of her life. While saving Janie from a rabid dog Tea Cake was infected with rabies. This caused him to become delusional and insane. Believing Janie would betray his love Tea Cake shot at Janie unknowingly with blanks until Janie grabbed the rifle and shot him dead. This was the saddest day of Janie's life as she had to kill the one she loved the most.
To conclude this work of literature Janie is characterized as a protagonist, major, and dynamic character. One can view this characterization by the experiences she has had throughout her three marriages. Although most of her life she lived as submissive wife she was able to experience happiness and truly become
Janie Crawford is the main character that this novel is revolves around. She is also the protagonist of this story as she is going through her journey of independence from her three marriages.
Janie is an African-American female that has been raised in an Caucasian community most of her life. Most hardships of being an young African-American have been diverted from her, and instead she received fair treatment due to having a lighter skin tone. As the novel progresses …show more content…
Correspondly with Tea Cake around it seems as if Janie is resuming life at which she stopped living it at, a young age. Janie and Tea Cake seems to be a flourishing couple and Janie feels that she finally have found the love of her life. Unforturely this feeling was short lived compared to the rest of her life. While saving Janie from a rabid dog Tea Cake was infected with rabies. This caused him to become delusional and insane. Believing Janie would betray his love Tea Cake shot at Janie unknowingly with blanks until Janie grabbed the rifle and shot him dead. This was the saddest day of Janie's life as she had to kill the one she loved the most.
To conclude this work of literature Janie is characterized as a protagonist, major, and dynamic character. One can view this characterization by the experiences she has had throughout her three marriages. Although most of her life she lived as submissive wife she was able to experience happiness and truly become