The twentieth-century was an immensely controversial time in regards to African-American rights, resulting in a torrent of equally contentious books, with Their Eyes Were Watching God as no exception.
Deemed as one of the most significant and influential works of African American literature, Their Eyes Were Watching God, a 1937 classic by Zora Neale Hurston, tells the story of a black woman, named Janie Crawford, raised in the South. A strong and fiercely independent female protagonist, Janie Crawford finds herself on a journey of self-realization as she battles society’s expectations, as well as her own. A must read classic for all adolescents and fiction lovers, Their Eyes Were Watching God liberates the reader as it explores the meaning …show more content…
A fast paced, and moving novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God will keep the reader on his toes. Though Hurston’s characters speak Southern dialect, the readers soon feel as though they have been transported to the Deep South. Poised and stunningly gorgeous, Janie returns to the town of Eatonville, Florida to townswomen’s gossip. An old friend, Pheoby Watson, becomes Janie’s confidant as Janie tells her life story, starting from the lighthearted days of her youth.
On a hot day, sixteen-year-old Janie Crawford first witnesses a unification between a bee and a pear blossom and is captivated by it, determined to obtain love in her life. After being urged by her grandmother into marrying dull farmer, Logan Killicks, Janie spends the next few months in a stale marriage, only to spend the next twenty-or-so years miserably married to second-husband Joe, or Jody, Starks—until she meets the charming and vibrant Vergible Woods, known to all as Tea Cake. Tea Cake is everything Janie was searching for. He is “the bee to a blossom—a pear tree blossom in the Spring.” Tea Cake sweeps Janie off of her feet and takes her away to live a fulfilling
Deemed as one of the most significant and influential works of African American literature, Their Eyes Were Watching God, a 1937 classic by Zora Neale Hurston, tells the story of a black woman, named Janie Crawford, raised in the South. A strong and fiercely independent female protagonist, Janie Crawford finds herself on a journey of self-realization as she battles society’s expectations, as well as her own. A must read classic for all adolescents and fiction lovers, Their Eyes Were Watching God liberates the reader as it explores the meaning …show more content…
A fast paced, and moving novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God will keep the reader on his toes. Though Hurston’s characters speak Southern dialect, the readers soon feel as though they have been transported to the Deep South. Poised and stunningly gorgeous, Janie returns to the town of Eatonville, Florida to townswomen’s gossip. An old friend, Pheoby Watson, becomes Janie’s confidant as Janie tells her life story, starting from the lighthearted days of her youth.
On a hot day, sixteen-year-old Janie Crawford first witnesses a unification between a bee and a pear blossom and is captivated by it, determined to obtain love in her life. After being urged by her grandmother into marrying dull farmer, Logan Killicks, Janie spends the next few months in a stale marriage, only to spend the next twenty-or-so years miserably married to second-husband Joe, or Jody, Starks—until she meets the charming and vibrant Vergible Woods, known to all as Tea Cake. Tea Cake is everything Janie was searching for. He is “the bee to a blossom—a pear tree blossom in the Spring.” Tea Cake sweeps Janie off of her feet and takes her away to live a fulfilling