Their Eyes Were Watching God Literary Analysis Essay
Legarrette Blount
Dr. Mike Tomlin
B-2 Foundations English
Their Eyes Were Watching God Literary Analysis Essay In 1936 when Zora Neale Hurston first started to compose her award winning novel Their Eyes Were Watching God she deliberately fashioned the aforesaid work so that its textual structure created anticipation amongst its readers. She did this by including great adversity for the main character Janie to overcome. Janie became entangled in the oppressive powers of early 20th century marriage. That of which constrained her for the greater part of the novel. Going from man to man only continuing the tyrannical cycle of being property. Throughout the course of the novel the reader wants Janie to find herself and break free. This creates anticipation within the reader. The reader was present during the beatings and the harassment Janie experienced. The only reason why the reader is in fact still reading is because of the anticipation he or she has building up inside of them. They only want the best for Janie and they want to be with her when she experiences it. All of the hardships and perils Janie experiences must lead up to something. It is through all the adversity that Janie perseveres through that creates anticipation within the reader.
Their Eyes Were Watching God was precisely articulated so that it naturally created a bit of hope inside the reader. The reader wanted Janie to finally find love as well as find herself. This feeling amongst the reader first emerges when Janie is forced to marry Logan Killicks. “Janie and Logan got married in Nanny’s parlor.” (Hurston 21) Janie just wants to have someone in her life, something to ward of the recurring loneliness she experiences. But even the reader knows that Logan Killicks is not the answer. This in itself creates anticipation. The reader at this point knows something will happen and may speculate what could occur. Essentially all that evolves out of this relationship is Heartbreak for Janie. Her
Dr. Mike Tomlin
B-2 Foundations English
Their Eyes Were Watching God Literary Analysis Essay In 1936 when Zora Neale Hurston first started to compose her award winning novel Their Eyes Were Watching God she deliberately fashioned the aforesaid work so that its textual structure created anticipation amongst its readers. She did this by including great adversity for the main character Janie to overcome. Janie became entangled in the oppressive powers of early 20th century marriage. That of which constrained her for the greater part of the novel. Going from man to man only continuing the tyrannical cycle of being property. Throughout the course of the novel the reader wants Janie to find herself and break free. This creates anticipation within the reader. The reader was present during the beatings and the harassment Janie experienced. The only reason why the reader is in fact still reading is because of the anticipation he or she has building up inside of them. They only want the best for Janie and they want to be with her when she experiences it. All of the hardships and perils Janie experiences must lead up to something. It is through all the adversity that Janie perseveres through that creates anticipation within the reader.
Their Eyes Were Watching God was precisely articulated so that it naturally created a bit of hope inside the reader. The reader wanted Janie to finally find love as well as find herself. This feeling amongst the reader first emerges when Janie is forced to marry Logan Killicks. “Janie and Logan got married in Nanny’s parlor.” (Hurston 21) Janie just wants to have someone in her life, something to ward of the recurring loneliness she experiences. But even the reader knows that Logan Killicks is not the answer. This in itself creates anticipation. The reader at this point knows something will happen and may speculate what could occur. Essentially all that evolves out of this relationship is Heartbreak for Janie. Her