Zora Neale Hurston’s “their eyes were watching god” and its connections to Harlem Renaissance
“The Harlem Renaissance was the name given to the cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s. During this period Harlem was a cultural center, drawing black writers, artists, musicians, photographers, poets, and scholars” (Wormser R., 2002). Hurston has been one of the influential figure and a leader the Harlem Renaissance, apart from protecting the rights of African American from the injustice that was acceptable during that period called racism. Although she fought for the people of her race, Hurston gained fame from her literary works. She was passionate about art, in one of her letter to Dr. …show more content…
Harlem was one one of the many cities African American migrants migrated to during the great migration, in desire to escape from oppressive economic condition. Hurston writes “Kept hearin’ ‘bout them buildin’ a new state down heah in Floridy and sort of wanted to come. But he was makin’ money where he was. But when he heard all about ‘em makin’ a town all outa colored folks, he knowed dat was de place he wanted to be. “(Hurston, Their eyes were watching god, pg. 28). This preceding passage refers to Joe Starks-Janie’s second husband- who was captivated with the new town composed of people of color, Eatonville. Connections can be made, Hurston display the motivation of her character to move into a community of his own race. Starks was determined to witness the “town of colored folks” with his own eyes, he put in a lot of efforts in travelling to his destination. Like many others migrants who migrated to the north. Even though unlike those people, Starks is well-financed and are not desperate for financial security, he left his workplace in pursuit of
“The Harlem Renaissance was the name given to the cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s. During this period Harlem was a cultural center, drawing black writers, artists, musicians, photographers, poets, and scholars” (Wormser R., 2002). Hurston has been one of the influential figure and a leader the Harlem Renaissance, apart from protecting the rights of African American from the injustice that was acceptable during that period called racism. Although she fought for the people of her race, Hurston gained fame from her literary works. She was passionate about art, in one of her letter to Dr. …show more content…
Harlem was one one of the many cities African American migrants migrated to during the great migration, in desire to escape from oppressive economic condition. Hurston writes “Kept hearin’ ‘bout them buildin’ a new state down heah in Floridy and sort of wanted to come. But he was makin’ money where he was. But when he heard all about ‘em makin’ a town all outa colored folks, he knowed dat was de place he wanted to be. “(Hurston, Their eyes were watching god, pg. 28). This preceding passage refers to Joe Starks-Janie’s second husband- who was captivated with the new town composed of people of color, Eatonville. Connections can be made, Hurston display the motivation of her character to move into a community of his own race. Starks was determined to witness the “town of colored folks” with his own eyes, he put in a lot of efforts in travelling to his destination. Like many others migrants who migrated to the north. Even though unlike those people, Starks is well-financed and are not desperate for financial security, he left his workplace in pursuit of