Albena Azmanova calls women to action saying:
Liberal calls to women to “lean in” (i.e., bite the bullet, do the job, stand tall) and conservative ones to “lean back” (i.e., get married, take care of kids, and let men earn the wages) have a common denominator— they affirm the broader parameters of a way of life feminist mobilization should be rejecting. Let us neither lean in nor lean back. My call to women is: ‘Get out! And take the men with you.’(Azmanova 750.)
The identity of black women has easily been erased. Through Their Eyes Were Watching God and even in the title the audience sees a lot of references to God and biblical ideas. After Janie and Tea Cake move to Eatonville, the town has a hurricane. The mention that God was watching …show more content…
Throughout the story the audience can see how Janie’s desires possess her to marry Joe Starks, a well spoken man, “Ah’m uh man wid principles. You ain’t never knowed what it was to be treated lak a lady and Ah wants to be de one tuh show yuh” (Hurston 35.) Janie regards the way she feels about Joe as something new, something she has never felt before because her being with Logan made her feel awful even though she was doing it for her grandmother. “Logan was accusing her of her mamma, her grandmama, and her feelings, and she couldn’t do a thing about any of it” (Hurston 38.) So Janie being with Joe to her felt like freedom. “A feeling of sudden newness and change came over her… Even if Joe was not waiting for her, the change was bound to do her good” (Hurston 38.) It didn't matter if Joe was there to whisk her away, it was the new feeling that counted. But when , “Janie took a lot of looks at him and she was proud of what she saw” (Hurston 40.) Later in the novel it is shown that Janie takes interest in a man by the name of Tea Cake, who is noticeably younger than Janie He makes her feel young and new. He doesn’t pester her about her age of how she looks. Tea cake is filled with promises about making a better life for her. Tea Cake wants to take Janie over the horizon, something she has wanted to do since Joe, something he promised her, but just never …show more content…
Eileen Mattingly, the author of “Their Eyes Were Watching God”: Folk Speech and Figurative Language, states that , “Their Eyes Were Watching God : however, is more than simply the story of a woman finding herself and extending her horizons” (Mattingly 1.) Hurston uses Janie to show the differents layers of woman without having her be stereotypical or unreliable. With the help of Hurston, women and especially women of color are perceived as strong and independent. They are hardworking, take charge, get things done kind of women. They don’t just sit there and wait for the men to handle the situation. They inspect and analyze before making rash decisions, which lead to better outcomes. They aren't afraid to say what they need and command a room. Women have worked for years to get their respect, to be visible in society and they will not go back into their holes and hide anymore. Society has forced women into hibernation and they have overstay have overstayed it. No more sit down and take it. Like it was mentioned before women can not just stand by and let it all pass by to the men. Azmanova’s final note to the women
Liberal calls to women to “lean in” (i.e., bite the bullet, do the job, stand tall) and conservative ones to “lean back” (i.e., get married, take care of kids, and let men earn the wages) have a common denominator— they affirm the broader parameters of a way of life feminist mobilization should be rejecting. Let us neither lean in nor lean back. My call to women is: ‘Get out! And take the men with you.’(Azmanova 750.)
The identity of black women has easily been erased. Through Their Eyes Were Watching God and even in the title the audience sees a lot of references to God and biblical ideas. After Janie and Tea Cake move to Eatonville, the town has a hurricane. The mention that God was watching …show more content…
Throughout the story the audience can see how Janie’s desires possess her to marry Joe Starks, a well spoken man, “Ah’m uh man wid principles. You ain’t never knowed what it was to be treated lak a lady and Ah wants to be de one tuh show yuh” (Hurston 35.) Janie regards the way she feels about Joe as something new, something she has never felt before because her being with Logan made her feel awful even though she was doing it for her grandmother. “Logan was accusing her of her mamma, her grandmama, and her feelings, and she couldn’t do a thing about any of it” (Hurston 38.) So Janie being with Joe to her felt like freedom. “A feeling of sudden newness and change came over her… Even if Joe was not waiting for her, the change was bound to do her good” (Hurston 38.) It didn't matter if Joe was there to whisk her away, it was the new feeling that counted. But when , “Janie took a lot of looks at him and she was proud of what she saw” (Hurston 40.) Later in the novel it is shown that Janie takes interest in a man by the name of Tea Cake, who is noticeably younger than Janie He makes her feel young and new. He doesn’t pester her about her age of how she looks. Tea cake is filled with promises about making a better life for her. Tea Cake wants to take Janie over the horizon, something she has wanted to do since Joe, something he promised her, but just never …show more content…
Eileen Mattingly, the author of “Their Eyes Were Watching God”: Folk Speech and Figurative Language, states that , “Their Eyes Were Watching God : however, is more than simply the story of a woman finding herself and extending her horizons” (Mattingly 1.) Hurston uses Janie to show the differents layers of woman without having her be stereotypical or unreliable. With the help of Hurston, women and especially women of color are perceived as strong and independent. They are hardworking, take charge, get things done kind of women. They don’t just sit there and wait for the men to handle the situation. They inspect and analyze before making rash decisions, which lead to better outcomes. They aren't afraid to say what they need and command a room. Women have worked for years to get their respect, to be visible in society and they will not go back into their holes and hide anymore. Society has forced women into hibernation and they have overstay have overstayed it. No more sit down and take it. Like it was mentioned before women can not just stand by and let it all pass by to the men. Azmanova’s final note to the women