Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapter 1 Summary
II Chapter
2.1 Their Eyes Were Watching God
In the second chapter, the analysis of the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God will be provided. At the very beginning, it is worth mentioning some crucial facts related to this novel. Published in 1937, the novel is nowadays considered canonical reading both for African American literature as well as for women’s literature. Their Eyes Were Watching God consists of four parts. Each part encapsulates a different period in the main character’s life. The first presents Janie’s memories from childhood. The following parts refer to her marriages: the second one describes her first marriage and, in the third one, her life with her second husband is presented. The last part describes Janie’s marriage with her third husband, Tea Cake.
While reading Their Eyes Were Watching God, it is easily noticeable that the author does not use modern English forms. Hurston herself admitted that she intentionally used the black vernacular in order to express her pride in being black and to support the New Negro Movement’s guidelines. Since one of the thesis’s objectives is to discuss the problem of voice and silence in the selected novels, it is worth focusing at this point on the narration in Their Eyes Were Watching God. The story is told from the third person point of view that was widely discussed by researchers (Miller, 2004). They debate the question of why Hurston did not give Janie a chance to tell her story by means of a first person …show more content…
According to the researcher, the moments of silence symbolizes the problem of marginalization of the blacks, whereas voice can be associated with power and authority. Moreover, he states that the novel`s symbolism lies in its depiction of marriage. In each marriage, Janie finds a piece of her soul, which by the end of the novel, creates an unshakable integrity (Al-Khazraji,
2.1 Their Eyes Were Watching God
In the second chapter, the analysis of the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God will be provided. At the very beginning, it is worth mentioning some crucial facts related to this novel. Published in 1937, the novel is nowadays considered canonical reading both for African American literature as well as for women’s literature. Their Eyes Were Watching God consists of four parts. Each part encapsulates a different period in the main character’s life. The first presents Janie’s memories from childhood. The following parts refer to her marriages: the second one describes her first marriage and, in the third one, her life with her second husband is presented. The last part describes Janie’s marriage with her third husband, Tea Cake.
While reading Their Eyes Were Watching God, it is easily noticeable that the author does not use modern English forms. Hurston herself admitted that she intentionally used the black vernacular in order to express her pride in being black and to support the New Negro Movement’s guidelines. Since one of the thesis’s objectives is to discuss the problem of voice and silence in the selected novels, it is worth focusing at this point on the narration in Their Eyes Were Watching God. The story is told from the third person point of view that was widely discussed by researchers (Miller, 2004). They debate the question of why Hurston did not give Janie a chance to tell her story by means of a first person …show more content…
According to the researcher, the moments of silence symbolizes the problem of marginalization of the blacks, whereas voice can be associated with power and authority. Moreover, he states that the novel`s symbolism lies in its depiction of marriage. In each marriage, Janie finds a piece of her soul, which by the end of the novel, creates an unshakable integrity (Al-Khazraji,