The story Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston is an interesting story about Janie Crawford who is an attractive, confident, black woman comes back to Florida after some time of absence. The people in her community make assumptions about the place where she had gone and about her husband, Tea Cake. Joe Starks, soft spoken ambitious man, strolls along the road near the farm. He flirts with Janie in secret, and later they get married.
Janie and Jody relocate to all-black Eatonville, where Jody plans to venture into politics (2). Jody follows his dream and soon becomes the mayor, storekeeper, postmaster, and one of the biggest landlords in the town. However, Janie longs for something more than just a wealthy man. Therefore, she gets uncomfortable with dull and monotonous life that she has with Jody. Despite the fact that Janie submits to Jody, she remains passionate to live her life one day.
The story Their Eyes Were Watching God is full of unique application of stylistic language. Throughout the novel, the author utilizes an exciting narrative structure splitting the presentation of the story between high literary narration and natural discourse.
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The main characters in the story is Janie. Although Their Eyes Were Watching God tells about the relationships Janie has with other individuals, the story illustrates Janie’s search for reinforcement of her own identity and spiritual enlightenment. Another character is Tea Cake whose role as the catalyst helps drive Janie toward her goals. Before the arrival of Tea Cake, Janie has already established herself as a strong personality.
Symbols: Symbols are objects, characters, figures, and colors used to signify abstract ideas or concepts. Hair: Janie’s hair is used as a symbol of her authority and unusual identity; it also illustrates her strength. Her independence is depicted when she defies petty community standards which prohibit wearing hair down at her age. The criticism by town’s community at the beginning of the novel shows that it is considered undignified for a woman of Janie’s age to wear her hair down.