The Eye

In a marriage, the two people involved are supposed to trust each other and each bring something equal to the table. In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie Crawford, a southern black woman living in the early 20th century and protagonist of the story, has trouble finding her perfect person throughout her life and her whopping three marriages for her time. Janie was first forced into marrying Logan Killicks by her grandmother. Soon after marrying Logan, she ran away with a stranger

In “Their Eyes Were Watching God” a young woman lady named Janie is on a quest to find love. She is married twice before she finds true happiness with her last husband vergible woods. Is this story a feminist novel? I believe this can viewed as a feminist novel. The author uses the different men within the story to show how Janie finally evolves and finds freedom. Men played a huge role of making this a feminist novel. Her first husband Logan Killicks and her second husband Joe Starks specifically

Their Eyes Were Watching God: Janie fights for her own expectations “We will always tend to fulfill our own expectation of ourselves” by Brian Tracy. In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie, the main character, fights for her rights and her expectations instead of listening to those around her. Nanny expected Janie to get married to someone who has money, land, and protect her. This is true in four main ways. First, Nanny expects Janie to marry Logan, a rich man. Second

We grow up to the adults in our life telling us we are "unique", to be "ourselves" but when we practice that distinctive trait, we get labeled as weird; in other words "not normal". In the book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie, the protagonist, favors the idea of love and freedom but in the town she is leaving in, those two are considered taboo to women. Janie being able to think for herself is the distinctive trait that sets her apart from the other women in her town. This is a problem because

There is an immense divide between what an individual contemplates and what an individual veritably decides to act upon. In Zora Neale Hurston’s novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, protagonist Janie Crawford’s actions vastly differ from her inner thoughts as she attempts to please the people surrounding her. Consumed with the desire to find the love that she believes will bring her true contentment, Janie strives to fulfill the expectations of those closest to her. However, her quest to please those

Their Eyes Were Watching God, a novel written by Zora Neale Hurston, as well as a film directed by Darnell Martin, talks about Janie Starks. Janie dreams of love. She ponders whether endearment will come with marriage. By the end of the book, Janie has experienced deep affection and personal growth. There are multiple characteristics to describe Janie. In the novel, Hurston portrays her as a brave independent woman. She leaves Logan and runs off with Joe. In the movie, Martin portrays her as submissive

Through the novel The Eyes Were Watching God, the author Zora Neale Hurston helps portray a message of the importance of independence and self-expression to the reader. She conveys this message through the use of rhetorical strategies, best exemplified in the excerpt where Janie goes on to kill Teacake. Hurston accomplishes conveying this message by using symbols to help relay the message to the reader. Symbols that represent the different ways Janie demonstrates this independence, and ways she

Zora Neale Hurston’s novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is rich in fascinating visual imagery. In this passage, three characters, Janie, Motor Boat, and Tea Cake, are attempting to flee from a raging storm while fighting strong winds and avoiding various hazards surrounding them. In addition, they must witness the suffering of other fellow escapees who are not as lucky as them. Hurston uses devices such as personification, simile, and participles to emphasize the chaotic mood and action of the

In an excerpt of Their Eyes Were Watching God, a novel by Zora Neale Huston, the author uses many types of rhetorical devices to paint a picture of where the main character is and what goes on through her head. In the beginning of the passage, the author sets the scenery by saying Janie was sitting under a "blossoming pear tree" on a "spring" afternoon. The author emphasizes how important this pear tree is by using multiple examples of visual imagery. Hurston using "barren browns stems to glistening

Brian Sandoval 11/11/17 Mr. Amoroso AP Literature Their Eyes Were Watching God LAP Topic 4 To find the elusive and coveted treasure of love, a dauntless expedition is untaken into life’s catacombs, scouring through the tunnels and evading the traps that lurk in the shadowy corners. This journey can’t be completed without sorrow and suffering yet the marring of the soul from the journey can break a person’s resolve, ultimately believing that the treasure they once sought was merely