Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapter 6 Summary Some of the men like to tease Matt Bonner about his skinny yellow mule. Though everyone loves the conversation (except Matt)‚ Joe has forbidden Janie to join in. He thinks she is too good for them and Janie resents him for it. She also resents how hard Joe makes her work in the store‚ especially since he doesn’t do much there himself. The most irksome thing‚ of course‚ is his staunch resolution for her to wear a head-rag in the store. We learn Joe
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Defense Mechanisms: No Alternative “People are so quick to judge others faults‚ but never quick to point out their own”. Although the author is unknown‚ this quote is consistently applicable to a majority of the characters in Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ written by Zora Neale Hurston. This novel consists of a young woman named Janie and her problematic odyssey through three unique marital relationships. Although each relationship varies greatly from each of the others‚ one thing remains identical:
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Book and Movie Comparison The general thought of films based off of a novel is negative towards the film‚ in the case of Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God I will have to agree with the general thought. The film adapted for television by Oprah Winfrey does not include many of the important or want to see exciting details from the novel. The novel also exaggerated some parts of the book on psychological level‚ for example the hatred people had for one another. It was a good movie without
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Passage: Chapter 20 Page 183-184 In the novel‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ Zora Neale Hurston creates a sense of closer and fulfillment in this particular passage by employing both auditory and visual repetition/ imagery‚ comparisons with metaphors and personification to demonstrate that peace and amity are both obtainable through love even after going through the toughest of circumstances. Hurston’s method of utilizing repetition conveys her message about the end of Janie’s journey and the
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In Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ we hear a story of a beautiful woman‚ Janie. Janie‚ as a child‚ is introduced to an idea of love and ever since wishes for romance. As she grows older‚ Janie runs into difficulties due to her gender. She ends up marrying two men‚ Logan and Joe‚ who continues to control Janie. After meeting Tea Cake‚ on the other hand‚ Janie is able to reach freedom. Janie wanted to reach her love‚ the dream‚ the horizon. In the process‚ Janie experiences oppression
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Nature is something that is naturally beautiful. When a writer is able to use nature as metaphor various times throughout a book‚ it really creates a pleasant understanding of what the writer is trying to say. In Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ there are many metaphors about nature to the protagonist’s life. The leading protagonist in this book is Janie Crawford. The book covers most of Janie’s adulthood and perfectly describes it using nature as a metaphor. Hurston made Janie’s
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act of haughty disdain. They’re Eyes Were Watching God takes place just after the civil war during a patriarchal and misogynistic time period; this explains why Joe feels that he can
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My piano teacher once told me to first accept myself for who I am in order for others to accept me. If I did not first accept myself‚ why should others accept me? In Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ Janie strives to find happiness by living her life the way others want her to live it‚ but she misses the most important factor‚ so she is never truly happy. Janie feels empty‚ and constantly strives to find a way to fill that void. Towards the end of the novel‚ however‚ Janie realizes the key
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Every person has ideas and opinions‚ and to communicate these thoughts‚ he uses his voice. Sometimes a person’s voice is encouraged and respected‚ but other times his voice is restricted or silenced. In Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ Zora Neale Hurston demonstrates that different factors can affect a person’s decision to use his voice by depicting the relationships Janie Crawford experiences. Janie’s caretaker as she grows up is Nanny‚ her grandmother who believes she knows what is best for Janie
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In Hurston’s literary work‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ she employs the use of southern dialect in her characters dialogue. Hurston uses the dialect to convey the personality of her characters while adding to the feeling of a story that is being told. The dialect helps the reader feel like the novel has come to life before them and they mentally attribute different surrounding backgrounds to Hurston’s characters‚ while taking in the meanings and significance behind Janie’s life story of love and
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