In Their Eyes Were Watching God the beginning of the novel plays into the resolution of the story by showing the expectations of the people and showing glimpses of what might happen later in the story. By showing how the story may end at the beginning of the novel allows the reader to engage themselves in the text and try to draw conclusions based on the information provided. The beginning provides a sharp contrast to the end of the novel. The character Janie develops very much from the beginning of the story to the end of it, but that detail isn’t revealed right away. Also the theme is made far more apparent because of the beginnings sharp contrast and foreshadowing. In Their Eyes Were Watching God the beginning of the novel has a sharp contrast
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The theme deals with the question of human independence and relationships. While the novel ultimately ends with the independence factor showing more dominance in the end of the story it reveals how relationships lead to people becoming stronger individuals through healthy relationships. At the beginning of the novel the people on the porch are passing judgment on a woman returning from being married with a younger man. They show how they view her as fallen from grace and as kind of stained remain of a once beautiful cloth. They say how she probably lost all her dead husbands money by chasing after a young hooligan. They comment on how old she is, but they also notice how good she looks and how nice her hair is. The women are jealous and comment on how untrue she was to her late husband. These harsh comments reveal how poor the relationships with these people are. They are insecure in their own relationships and are envious of what Janie has so they try to pick themselves up by putting her down. The truth about Janie is revealed at the end of the novel she is stronger than all the porch watchers and is more independent and free willed because of her growth. Janie’s growth is also a large part of the beginnings relationship to the
The theme deals with the question of human independence and relationships. While the novel ultimately ends with the independence factor showing more dominance in the end of the story it reveals how relationships lead to people becoming stronger individuals through healthy relationships. At the beginning of the novel the people on the porch are passing judgment on a woman returning from being married with a younger man. They show how they view her as fallen from grace and as kind of stained remain of a once beautiful cloth. They say how she probably lost all her dead husbands money by chasing after a young hooligan. They comment on how old she is, but they also notice how good she looks and how nice her hair is. The women are jealous and comment on how untrue she was to her late husband. These harsh comments reveal how poor the relationships with these people are. They are insecure in their own relationships and are envious of what Janie has so they try to pick themselves up by putting her down. The truth about Janie is revealed at the end of the novel she is stronger than all the porch watchers and is more independent and free willed because of her growth. Janie’s growth is also a large part of the beginnings relationship to the