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    Nichole Jones   An Analysis of Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God   What  should  one  expect  to  find  in a woman whose life has been turned upside down and has been through  the  trials  and  tribulations  of  life  itself  and  love.  Janie  Mae  Crawford  is  a  woman  who  learned how  to  gain  acceptance  of  the  life  that  she  has  lived because for so long  she felt like she wasted her life by  trying  to  please  others.  Nonetheless‚  at  the  ripe  age 

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    In Zora Neale Hurston’s‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ the concept of power is heavily emphasized throughout the novel. Although Joe “Jody” Starks‚ a man full of confidence and aspiration‚ became the mayor of the black town of Eatonville‚ he had an obsession for power and control that led to destruction. Power is fulfillment to Starks. He demonstrates patriarchy and dominance over Janie when he “rears and pitches in de store sometimes when she make uh mistake is… ungodly‚ but she don’t seem to

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    nineteenth century‚ there were many factors that changed the American city. During this time‚ people all around America were transforming their lives to fit the new commercial America‚ and one of the ways that they did this was moving to concentrated‚ urban cities.  During the late nineteenth century there was major population growth due to mass immigration‚ which created a new group of workers. As urbanization and industrialization developed simultaneously‚ cities were provided with supply of labor

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    World Connection Question: If you were in a unhappy relationship but that you prospered greatly from‚ what would you do? Would you stick it out or look for an escape? Close-Ended Question: What do the townspeople think of Janie when she returns in the beginning of the novel? Open-Ended Question: Is Janie truly not happy with her relationships or is she just dissatisfied? Universal Theme/Core Question: How are personal dreams and goals treated in the novel? Literary Analysis Question:

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    In Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ Zora Neale Hurston uses the recurring image of Janie’s hair to symbolize the theme of feminine virtues and strengths‚ and capacity of being a bold‚ independent female character in a sexist and racist power-filled society. Before anyone really had a major influence in Janie’s life‚ she was free of worries and was able to wear her finest features given by God. Janie’s beauty brings much attention to her‚ of which other women are envious of; though they still give

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    Dialectical Journal: Their Eyes Were Watching God 1. “Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon‚ never out of sight‚ never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation‚ his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men. Now‚ women forget all those things they don’t want to remember‚ and remember everything they don’t want to forget. The dream is the truth. Then they act and do things

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    In the novel‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston‚ Janie’s three husbands treat Janie physically and emotionally different‚ but their work ethics are the same. Janie’s first husband Logan Killicks treats Janie emotionally similar to the way Joe Starks treated Janie and Tea-Cake treated Janie different emotionally compared to Logan and Joe. But when it came to pleasing Janie‚ Jody and Tea Cake were very similar. These three men change the course of Janie’s life and impact the decisions

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    In Their Eyes Were Watching God a novel by African American writer Zora Neale Hurston from the Harlem Renaissance‚ Hurston shows the development of the character Janie Crawford throughout the story influenced by her marriages. Janie was raised by her grandmother‚ as she gets older she wants Janie to be happy so she marries her off to Logan. After Nanny’s death Janie runs away with Joe thinking he would treat her with more respect. But‚ finds out that he is very controlling and possessive of her.

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    August 26‚ 2015 ELA banned books: The Color Purple The Color Purple written by Alice Walker was written to show us how thing were during 1910-1940 around the world‚ especially for women. The author showed us that women living in male dominated ed world and the feelings they had to live with. Walker has done a great job of showing us the past for black women around the world through the main character and the writer of the letters named Celie. The Color Purple discusses prejudice and by analyzing

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    The meaning of Beauty and The Color Purple "Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful‚ we must carry it with us or we find it not" -Ralph Waldo Emerson As stated by Emerson‚ beauty cannot be found unless carried within one ’s self first. In the novel by Alice Walker‚ "The Color Purple"‚ Celie finds out that beauty is not real unless it is first found within‚ so that that beauty felt can reflect for others to see. [Celie went through

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