Their Eyes Were Watching God

Studying Janie Crawford Their Eyes Were Watching God is the compelling tale of Janie Crawford, a remarkably unique woman for her time. Intelligent and strong, Janie refuses to fall into societal traps set for young women regarding marriage, duty, and contentment. In appearance, she is described as extraordinarily beautiful, with long hair in braids and an attractive figure, and has no problem catching the attention of men. Janie is habitually adventurous and curious, and not pleased by doing…

certain of what is right and wrong. In Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God and Shakespeare’s The Tempest, characters are placed in situations that test their morals. In these two works of literature, the authors explore moral issues using plot, themes of freedom and confinement, and the actions of characters. The plots of Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Tempest contain various nefarious plots. In Their Eyes Were Watching God, the main character, Janie, kills her husband, Tea…

In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, the setting has a huge impact on both the storyline and characters. Janie spends her life in both rural and urban parts of the state of Florida. The urban place she lived in is called Eatonville, and the rural place is called “The Muck.” One of the settings, Eatonville is the center of vice and corruption. It represents Janie’s confinement and sadness while she lived with her second husband, Jody Starks. Eatonville is so small…

against women. Such is the case in “Bluest eye” by Toni Morrison and the movie “Their Eyes were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston. Likewise, in Natacha Clerge contemporary review that shares a similar perspective. In all three works there is a horrible turn of events that leads to desperate measures. The two main characters from “Bluest eye” and “Their Eyes were Watching God” have a very difficult life that’s full of different emotions. In the “Bluest eye” a young girl and insecure of her…

A way to mark a new beginning in your life is to dive into a pond and watch god - at least that’s what Janie does in the film adaptation of Their Eyes Were Watching God. The central theme of the film centers around the main character, Janie, and her search for true love and happiness. We get to see Janie struggle through two painful relationships before she finds “the one”. The film follows Janie as she pushes through a failed arranged marriage to Logan Killicks, and an abusive relationship to…

applied to groups of people this system leads to large scale damage and trauma. America has a long history with this system, and one of many times where it is particularly relevant is in the context of the Harlem Renaissance. In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, we follow the life of a black woman living during the Harlem Renaissance. In it, the author, Zora Neale Hurston, reveals the tragedy of societal hierarchy by showing the inhumane choices people are willing to make in order to exert…

their identity, and it’s not about looking in the right places but rather just looking in the first place. Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, reveals that we must take action and stand up for what you think is right in order to gain independence. While this story revolves around Janie’s relationships with others, it is not that which catches my eye, but the growing relationship with her self. In the beginning of the book and at the end of the book, I notice that Janie is alone.…

it is often argued that to have a voice is essential to assert one's personality and to posit a stance of strength and power. Counter to that, silence is perceived as a sign of weakness, lack of power and self-assertion. However, in Their Eyes Were Watching God, in a sense it is the power of silence, of being silent rather than being silenced that makes Janie survive the complicated situations she is placed in, of being a part of a minority, both a black citizen and a female. By learning to…

“Love is lak de sea”. It’s uh movin’ thing, but still ans all, it takes its shapes from de shore it meets, and it’s different with everyshore.” (Hurston 191) In Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God we explore the dynamics of Janie’s three marriages throughout her life. We begin with Logan Killicks, her first husband, who Janie’s grandma arranged for her to marry. Following her grandmother’s death, Janie questions her relationship with Logan and moves on to a man who was traveling…

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…