In this excerpt, Hurston talks about how Tea Cakes and Janine going through a major crisis by being in the middle of a hurricane that can potentially be a life. Throughout this excerpt there is a lot of free will that is involved in this and at the same time Hurston shows religion plays a factor on how each character takes when certain scenarios happen and how they look at the whole entire situation. Hurston uses lots of personification when describing the hurricane which elebratoes more of the religious aspect of this story. In this excerpt we can see how each character has handled the situation and what person connection that seems to go through their mind when they are in touch with God. So ever since Janie has officially been with Tea
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But it was night, it stayed night. Night was striding across nothingness with the whole round world in his hands.” Tea Cakes in a way shows the characteristics of one of the prophets because he tells Janie and the rest it's probably best to remain here because God will protect them and in fact may have a message for them to know while this storm is happening. Furthermore, Hurston writes a good statement stating “their eyes straining against crude walls and their souls asking if He meant to measure their puny might against His. They seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God”. Even when the most craziest things are happening right now among many of the families that are suffering through this storm, Janie and the rest watched the sky and listened to the thunders as if God is talking to them. In a way I think of maybe Tea Cakes and Janie were like the disciples following the word of God and delivering it to people and hope they will listen to them. Finally, Hurston closes off by saying “The monstropolous beast had left his bed. The two hundred miles an hour wind had loosed his chains. He seized hold of his dikes and ran forward until he met the quarters; uprooted them like grass and rushed on
But it was night, it stayed night. Night was striding across nothingness with the whole round world in his hands.” Tea Cakes in a way shows the characteristics of one of the prophets because he tells Janie and the rest it's probably best to remain here because God will protect them and in fact may have a message for them to know while this storm is happening. Furthermore, Hurston writes a good statement stating “their eyes straining against crude walls and their souls asking if He meant to measure their puny might against His. They seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God”. Even when the most craziest things are happening right now among many of the families that are suffering through this storm, Janie and the rest watched the sky and listened to the thunders as if God is talking to them. In a way I think of maybe Tea Cakes and Janie were like the disciples following the word of God and delivering it to people and hope they will listen to them. Finally, Hurston closes off by saying “The monstropolous beast had left his bed. The two hundred miles an hour wind had loosed his chains. He seized hold of his dikes and ran forward until he met the quarters; uprooted them like grass and rushed on