Theme Of Their Eyes Were Watching God
This quote is said by Mrs. Turner on page 135 of Their Eyes were Watching God and it shows her disdain for black people with a darker skin tone. Mrs. Turner is African American herself, however she claims to be better than others because of her features that resemble that of a white person. This dislike for darker skinned people also puts Tea Cake in contempt in the eyes of her. The reason why this is significant is because it shows the struggle and discrimination in one’s own community that prevents people from coming together when they have to face a grander problem that forces them to do so. When connecting this to the theme of the book, I can relate this to Janie’s concept of a dream. All Janie wants is to find someone that she truly
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He is disappointed in his father for approving a marriage with a girl. “But, son I thought you said you agreed to this when I asked you countless times.”, replied his father in confusion. For a lot of men in South-Asian countries, lighter-skinned women are seen as desirable for men as spouses as it denotes a higher social and financial status. My uncle responded to his father with, “I thought you would’ve at least picked someone nice. Now what are people say to me when they want to meet her?” His father then tried to shift the attention to the other aspects of his wife besides her appearance, “She graduated with perfect GPA for her bachelor’s and she is described as a pious Muslim by all her family members and friends. What else more do you want?” My uncle’s father tried to reason with him over the phone about how it’s not about the physical appearance of one that matters in a successful relationship, that is only superficial. He wanted him to look at the other characteristics, such as her knowledge and piety. Despite this, the relationship between my uncle and his father was tainted for a couple of months. However, my uncle is content with his current situation because he has a three-year old daughter and has no problems with his relationship with his
He is disappointed in his father for approving a marriage with a girl. “But, son I thought you said you agreed to this when I asked you countless times.”, replied his father in confusion. For a lot of men in South-Asian countries, lighter-skinned women are seen as desirable for men as spouses as it denotes a higher social and financial status. My uncle responded to his father with, “I thought you would’ve at least picked someone nice. Now what are people say to me when they want to meet her?” His father then tried to shift the attention to the other aspects of his wife besides her appearance, “She graduated with perfect GPA for her bachelor’s and she is described as a pious Muslim by all her family members and friends. What else more do you want?” My uncle’s father tried to reason with him over the phone about how it’s not about the physical appearance of one that matters in a successful relationship, that is only superficial. He wanted him to look at the other characteristics, such as her knowledge and piety. Despite this, the relationship between my uncle and his father was tainted for a couple of months. However, my uncle is content with his current situation because he has a three-year old daughter and has no problems with his relationship with his