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    RESPONSE PAPER_1 To: Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston’s‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God is the story of repression and possession by men over women in black Southern communities. Black men in the South seemed to regard women as property. They were the masters of the household and women were portrayed as the slaves in the relationship‚ quite ironic considering the history of slavery during that time. Their Eyes Were Watching God is Janie’s story of awakening from this oppression

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    Their Eyes Were Watching God initially showed up in 1937‚ it was generally welcomed by white critics as an intimate representation of southern blacks‚ yet African-American commentators dismissed the novel as pandering to white gatherings of people and sustaining generalizations of blacks as joyful and uninformed. Tragically‚ the novel and its creator‚ Zora Neale Hurston‚ were immediately overlooked. But within the most recent twenty years it has gotten recharged consideration from researchers who

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    Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston is a novel that follows the journey of the protagonist‚ Janie. The story follows her chronologically through her marriages‚ oppression‚ and her evolution to a independent women. When looking at her journey through feminist literary criticism‚ readers will find that Janie is constricted and oppressed by the patriarchal society through her denial of various form of expression like speech and love‚ portrayed as socially inferior through symbolism

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    own identity. Janie’s first husband Logan does not understand that like any plant‚ Janie needs room to grow. He gives Janie material advantages through his sixty acres of land‚ but does not know how to treat her as his wife and not a servant. The reader receives a glimpse into his heart as he sobs while shouting his suspicion that she is planning to leave him‚ proving that he does want to please her. Through their lack of communication‚ however‚ Janie feels that the relationship is dead and leaves

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    Did women of the 1920s deserve to have rights or were they merely hopeless beings who needed the help of men to guide them in life? In Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God she touches on the subject of how women of the 1920s were expected to act. Women of the time period were regarded as their husband’s wife and not as individual people. Women weren’t allowed to speak freely for themselves either. The book is a representation of the ways in which the typical American Dream has profoundly

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    The 1920’s were a highly cultured era‚ conveying new ideals‚ in pertainance to the Harlem Rennaissance‚ a sort of rebirth‚ bringing upon the concept of racial pride for African Americans in the Harlem community‚ a rebellion against the oppression brought on by caucasion dominance. The novel‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ author Zora Neale Hurston describes‚ Janie‚ a naive and sheltered young woman‚ brought up by her preservative grandmother who’s mission is to protect Janie from the harsh realities

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    Austin Turner English 2303 Hurston and Wright Essay In the 1930’s era‚ there lived two writers: Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright. Now‚ we may ask ourselves‚ “What do these two authors have to do with each other? What was the point of Dr. Johnson pairing these two books together?” For starters‚ they are both black and they are both accomplished in their line of work. But one contrast that stands out is that one is a man and one is a woman. What does this feature have to do with the pairing

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    and the 15th gave them the right to vote. However‚ even with these changes Africans Americans were still discriminated against and blamed for the Union’s issues. Racist groups started to emerge‚ pushing people to victimize the blacks even more. The white society looked down upon the blacks and treated them with disrespect as they were still separate but equal. Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes were Watching God depicts the story of a third century freed slave‚ Janie‚ and her fight against this prejudice

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    In Zora Hurston’s book Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ the idea of beauty arose in many different ways. The major way that beauty was portrayed was by Janie’s hair. Janie as we can all gather is absolutely stunning‚ but the men in her life have different ways of showing her off. Joe wanted to have her all to himself and was very controlling of what Janie could and could not do. Tea Cake however‚ loved Janie’s appearance and could not wait to show everyone‚ who he was able to get married too. After

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    on life long dreams‚ yet my body ached in defeat. The air was suffocating‚ but‚ nevertheless‚ I had to keep moving. Only God knows if I could get back up after yet another beating. Silence is not an option. These were the painful feelings that raced through

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