Their Eyes Were Watching God—Study Guide Borrowed from Kristin Bowers‚ Secondary Solutions Chapter 1 1. What do you think the author means when she says: “Ships at a distance have every man‟s wish on board”? The ship at distance is the life of men and their dreams and aspirations 2. Who do you think the “Watcher” is in the first paragraph? The watcher is God 3. What literary device is being used in the phrase: “…mocked to death by Time”? What does this phrase mean? Personification
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In her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ Zora Neale Hurston presents the theme of gender roles. After slavery was no longer in use the African American culture depended on a dominance‚ unspokenly allowing mean to control their women. During the 1930’s it was normal that males put on feeling superior to their female partners and forcing them in a role of being superior. Sextual desires consided and viewed as freedom by Janie continued a series of relationships with different men. Janie’s adventures
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2013 Love and Equality The struggle for women’s rights dates as far back as the 1820s‚ approximately one hundred years before the time setting of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. Women eventually acquire the right to vote in 1919‚ but still face the issues of oppression and inferiority to men. In Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ Janie searches for true love and equality. She faces conflicts along the way‚ but her third marriage to Tea Cake gives her what she desires. In both of her
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In the book Their Eyes Were Watching God There are many themes. The one that stood out the most was Janie’s silence. Once Janie discovers her ability to define herself by her speech and interactions with others‚ she learns that silence can be used as a power. She then learns how to control her silence. The author places great emphasis on the control of language as the source of identity and power. Janie uses silence as both a tool of oppression and power during her marriages. Joe‚ Janie’s second
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston starts off with a concept of dreams constructed as ships sailing on the horizon‚ few drifting away or coming to shore‚ and others forever sailing‚ a remembrance to signify the life of men. While this passage only lasts for one short paragraph‚ it creates a core idea for the book; the aspirations‚ dreams‚ and wishes of men are always inhabiting their thoughts‚ sailing on the horizon where they remain until they perish from Time bearing its unrelenting
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Literature Guide Developed by Kristen Bowers for Secondary Solutions® ISBN 0-9772295-4-8 © 2006 Secondary Solutions. All rights reserved. A classroom teacher who has purchased this guide may photocopy the materials in this publication for his/her classroom use only. Use or reproduction by a part of or an entire school or school system‚ by for-profit tutoring centers and like institutions‚ or for commercial sale‚ is strictly prohibited
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it becomes clear that the path Janie followed has actually led her to something of the utmost value; the discovery of herself. Janie’s travel down this path is observed in reference to the ideal she seeks‚ the horizon. In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ the metaphor of the horizon is the reference point‚ the ideal state of being‚ that Janie’s journey of self-discovery is illustrated by. The long search that Janie undergoes begins in her grandmother’s backyard underneath the pear tree
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November 1‚ 2013 2nd Period Their Eyes Were Watching This Book Report Their eyes were watching god but your eyes will be watching‚ and be glued to‚ this book report. The novel Their Eyes Were Watching God written by Zora Neale Hurston is a captivating tale of a woman‚ Janie Crawford‚ who sets out on the path to actualize her womanhood and‚ in doing so‚ faces many trials and hardships. Some of the primary and most prominent themes in Their Eyes Were Watching God include body-image and anything relating
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Hurston’s novel “Their eyes were watching God” is not just a novel about relationships and finding true love‚but a story about finding one’s own identity and living for yourself.Janie’s sense of identity‚the main character‚is revealed through the symbolic imagery and narrative motifs associated with the scenes described to illustrate the overarching theme of identity and Janie’s development into her own person‚from her shapeless beginnings to a sturdy foundation at the end of the novel and the end
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The review‚ “Between Laughter and Tears” by Richard Wright‚ evaluates the novel‚ “Their Eyes Were Watching God” in a very poor‚ and biased manner. The review begins by roughly summarizing the novel‚ and reflecting on it. Richard Wright believed that Hurston failed to convey any type of message‚ thought or theme. He believed her original audience and motive for writing the book was to entertain the white readers with a story that would make them laugh. All of Wright’s reflections are inaccurate
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