In the novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God”, by Zora Neale Hurston, the author uses symbolism to expand the idea of ‘equality’ & ‘independance’. In present-day society, several people are treated differently as minorities. But, one of the important groups that has been discussed a lot throughout history are women.”Their Eyes are Watching God” demonstrates the major issue of women's inequality. Janie, being a black woman, was not full of hope. She had 3 failed marriages and adapted a new mind set that was set around being happy without a marriage. Janie’s desire to be acknowledged as an equal to man is roughly acknowledged throughout the book. An example of that is when the narrator says “Janie saw her life like a great tree in leaf with
