Zora Neale's Their Eyes Were Watching God

The novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, narrates the story of a woman’s pursuit of a meaningful life in the American South during the 1920’s. Janie desires sense of her own identity and a secure sense of independence. In the beginning of the book Janie is unsure of who she is or how she wants to live, until she has a revelation under the blossoming pear tree, where she observes perfect harmony of nature. Janie wants to achieve this type of love, which awakens an even deeper desire. Janie seeks a sense of enlightenment and oneness with the world around her. Freedom does not only mean being free from a physical restraint. Freedom can also characterize the feeling of power to determine your own actions. Janie faces her inner struggles to find