Their Eyes Were Watching God

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Title: Their Eyes Were Watching God

Author: Zora Neale Hurston

Genre: Bildungsroman (coming-of-age) romance; American Negro spiritual; Southern spiritual

Setting: Early twentieth century in the South

Protagonist: Janie

Antagonist: Nanny, Logan Killicks, Joe Starks, the porch sitters, convention, slavery to fear

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