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    Eduardo Nova Their Eyes were Watching God By: Zora Neale Hurston Topic #3: Explore how Hurston uses elements of nature as a metaphor for Janie’s life Just like a rose‚ protagonist Janie blossomed into a mature woman of her time who faced many issues such as the prevailing question “what is love?”. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston develops itself through the symbolic renditions that based itself around a secular description of Janie Crawford. The limitless horizon‚ the blossoming

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    compared to men. Zora Neal Hurston effectively used setting‚ figurative language‚ characterization‚ and the manipulation of plot in Their Eyes Were Watching God to inform the audience how feminism has always been present and plays a big role in our lives‚ whether we are aware of it or not. Hurston began her novel describing the setting. Raised in the

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    Ashley Bermudez Ms. L English Essay 12-4-12 Their Eyes Where Watching God. Janie’s three marriages helped her find herself and God. Janie spent most her life living it the way her grandmother would want her to‚ and loving the way her grandmother wanted her to. Janie’s grandmother believed love was all about money‚ property and a status; she pretty much wanted Janie to be with a black man‚ who had everything a white man had to offer‚ she wanted Janie to have the

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    Is the American dream possible or is it just an illusion? Is it like what Janie experience in the Novel “ Their Eyes Were Watching God” nothing but an illusion. Janie American dream was to find true love and believed that true love will come after marriage. Janie struggle to find her true love. Janie marry Logan Killlick a rich old man she only married him because of her nanny but ends up leaving him for Joe Starks. Joe Starks was her second husband that at first he was all nice and a gentleman

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    All throughout Their Eyes were Watching God‚ the main character‚ Janie‚ seems to swoon over her third husband Tea Cake. She’s obsessed with the fact that he makes her feel worthy or even smart unlike her other husbands‚ Joe and Logan. He actually takes the time to teach her how to play checkers‚ something she was never allowed to do. Vergible “Tea Cake” Woods also makes Janie young and spontaneous. Their adventure filled relationship make her glow inside. To the sudden night fishing trip‚ to romantic

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    and the possibility of connection between self‚ the world‚ and other persons within Janie. In ancient Chinese mythology‚ the pear tree symbolized immortal life because of the longevity of the tree‚ the same thought can be applied in Their Eyes Were Watching God. If Janie had not continued to have hope that love was an attainable idea than she would not have been so open to connecting with Tea Cake on a deeper emotional level‚ she let her ideas of love be immortal and long lasting‚ just like a pear

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    In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Hursten the main character‚ Janie‚ has trouble finding her true love. Though Janie marries two different husbands whose character are completely divergent‚ she has yet to find someone who makes her happy even though she doesn’t know the true meaning of love. Janie’s grandma wanted Janie to get married for her protection before she dies because she wouldn’t be able to take care of Janie for long. So Granny planned Janie to marry Logan Killicks‚ even

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    Their Eyes Were Watching God: Janie Speaks Her Ideas In life to discover our self-identity a person must show others what one thinks or feels and speak his or her mind. Sometimes their opinions may be silenced or even ignored. In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ the main character Janie would sometimes speak her ideas and they would often make a difference. The author‚ Zora Neale Hurston‚ gives Janie many chances to speak and she shows the reader outcomes. When dealing with all

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    Zora Neale Hurston‚ the author of Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ was an ambitious African American writer in the 20th century with numerous achievements‚ many including her inspirational writing pieces. Hurston was born on January 7th‚ 1891 and was raised on a large estate in Eatonville‚ Florida‚ the first incorporated black society in America. This culturally affirming environment aided in Hurston’s makings for success‚ and shaped her to be independent. Once her mother died when Hurston was barely

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    Their Eyes were Watching God‚ while noted by many initially for the story’s “warm‚ vibrant touch‚” the public never took much interest in the book. When

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