Their Eyes Were Watching God Language Analysis

Their Eyes Were Watching God Analytical Essay One of the most fascinating and unique novels in African American literature is Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, not so much for it’s story but for it’s beautifully written language. The novel is about the main character, Janie, trying to find herself and the meaning of love. Both Standard English and a southern black dialect, and poetry are seamlessly integrated into the story which reveals symbols and hidden meanings. "She was stretched on her back beneath the pear tree soaking in the alto chant of the visiting bees, the gold of the sun and the panting breath of the breeze when the inaudible voice of it all came to her. She saw a dust-bearing bee sink
The pear tree represented her sexual desires. Janie soon found herself fond of the opposite sex, as explained by the following quote: “Through pollinated air she saw a glorious being coming up the road. In her former blindness she had known him as shiftless Johnny Taylor, tall and lean. That was before golden dust of pollen had beglamored his rags and
He looked and acted a lot better than Logan Killicks, and thus, Janie decided to run off with him. As Janie went off with Joe Starks, the author says: “From now on until death she was going to have flower dust and spring time sprinkled on everything”( 31). Janie thought her future would be sweet and easy with Joe Starks. When Janie and Joe Starks came to Eatonville, “a colored folks’ town”, Starks immediately tried to win everyone’s confidence. He soon took over mayor’s office of the town. Being mayor’s wife was not expected, and Janie felt disconnected from Starks as he tried to control her behaviors in front of the public. Later, Starks developed a kidney problem, and died a few months after because of it. Janie felt rather relieved, since she was no longer under the control of Starks, and she was in no hurry to marry another man, as she enjoyed the freedom very