Oprah Winfrey lied on the opposite end of Zora Neale Hurston’s spectrum when she produced her atrocious rendition of Hurston’s stellar novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God. She modified characters and symbols, altered the theme and relationships, and utterly desolated the significance of the title, making it almost unrecognizable to someone who has read the book. Winfrey totally eviscerated Hurston’s unsurpassed novel, extrapolating what she thought important without going in depth in to the true
which [Clare] states” (96). Being so lenient when it comes to happiness only reaps discouragement as this quest can defile the Law of Nature (96).This theme, to think about what our actions effect, is seen in Lewis’ other writing. In “C.S. Lewis: Overview”, David Langford recounts all of C.S. Lewis’ literary writings. Many of Lewis’ books deal with the human spirit and how we deal with certain situations when they are posed to us. Throughout Lewis’ writings, he challenges the reader to think critically
achieve self-discovery and happiness in life one must serve and love others. Janie in Their Eyes Were Watching God moves around from place to place in order to find happiness. Author Zora Neale Hurston's life parallels with this story, as she attended four different schools after growing up in Eatonville, Florida, America's first African-American town, where Janie first escapes for a new beginning (McLeod). Hurston studied cultural anthropology and started writing her books during the Great Depression
ISTORY In the series Critical Perspectives on the Past, edited by Susan Porter Benson, Stephen Brier, and Roy Rosenzweig Also in this series: Paula Hamilton and Linda Shopes, eds., Oral History and Public Memories Tiffany Ruby Patterson, Zora Neale Hurston and a History of Southern Life Lisa M. Fine, The Story of Reo Joe: Work, Kin, and Community in Autotown, U.S.A. Van Gosse and Richard Moser, eds., The World the Sixties Made: Politics and Culture in Recent America Joanne Meyerowitz, ed