Racine correctly proclaims that in “Their Eyes Were Watching God”‚ Zora Neale Hurston’s character Janie and her voice were greatly influenced by four men in her life with the use of passion/control in her relationships; however she inaccurately states that Johnny Taylor was a catalyst in Janie’s development with her voice and was the most important relationship Janie
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another. One of the prevalent metaphors in the novel is the image of the horizon. As Janie climbs the pear tree to see what exists around her‚ she sees the horizon. The horizon also plays a role at sundown‚ a time when the porch sitters sit outside at the end of a working day to watch the sun set. Janie wants to make a trip to the horizon‚ and her journey becomes a principal metaphor in the story. At sunrise‚ Janie travels down the road to the train station to meet and marry Tea Cake‚ hoping that this
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book‚ the reader follows Janie Woods as she travels from one man to the next and from one town to the next in search of happiness‚ freedom‚ and love. Janie abandons her first husband and the oppressive‚ conventional life that she lives with him in order to pursue a more stimulating‚ adventurous‚ and exciting one with Jody Sparks. With his big dreams for the future and his plans to build an “all-colored” town‚ Jody seems at first to embody the very things that Janie is seeking in life‚ but he
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article “Tuh de Horzion and Back: The Female Quest in Their Eyes Were Watching God”‚ Missy Dehn Kubitschek argues against her fellow critics’ common misconception of Janie as “a passive prize” (109)‚ in favor of‚ recognizing the “the independence and strength” (109) within her. Kubitschek showcases the independence and strength of Janie through outlining her heroine’s quest throughout‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ according to the five qualifications‚ “answering the call to adventure‚ crossing the
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Janie’s character to reach self realization. In Their Eyes Were Watching God it took a while for Janie get close to self realization and she learned it after dealing with some drops in her life. Searching for the right mate was never easy because we are all at the mercy of time‚ yet time is the best way to find answers that we seek for. In the novel after years have passed and the death Joe has gave Janie a chance to take a good look at her past “But she had been whipped like a cur dog‚ and run off
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mean being a millionaire‚ rather simply being comfortable with one’s living. Janie felt through experiences of her life as though money doesn’t buy things that satisfy one on a spiritual level. While‚ Teacake wasn’t necessarily the best husband but he had given her little pleasures such as the freedom to voice her opinions. At first‚ one of the biggest factors that attracted Janie to Jody was how he
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is based more off of her life experiences and finding herself in the world than as a black woman. In other words‚ this novel is focused on the maturity and development of Janie‚ so the story is a bildungsroman. The premise of this story is based off of fantasy versus the reality of tragedy and the lessons to be learned by Janie. In her writing‚ Hurston uses poetic diction‚ imagery‚ dialect‚ and an omniscient narrator to tell her story. Hurston strictly employs dialect to carry the story forward
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Throughout the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ author Zora Neale Hurston is able to go into great detail using various forms of figurative language. With the use of assorted metaphors and symbols‚ she is able to express the feelings and emotions of Janie‚ the main character. Zora Neale Hurston uses figurative language in Their Eyes Were Watching God to develop Janie’s character and love life over time. Janie’s hair is used as a symbol of power that represents her strength‚ freedom‚ individuality
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and take action while others hesitate. Compared to Young Ju and The Hunger Artist‚ Janie most successfully adjusts to different environments by placing a strong emphasis on individuality while she takes action. In Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ Janie learns from and matures in her marriages‚ growing to become a strong and independent woman. Her journey begins when she marries Logan‚ who wants Janie as a domestic helper; however‚ this is not the “marriage lak when you
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As a black‚ female writer during the Harlem Renaissance‚ Zora Neale Hurston derives feminist themes of identity and empowerment through representing black women in her novel‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God (TEWWG). The novel centers on Janie Crawford’s life experiences the search for her sense of identity and self-empowerment in a society that marginalizes black women. Hurston represents black women as part of the lower social class through the women referenced in each of Janie’s marriages: Nanny‚
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