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Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale HurstonISBN13:
9780065023718
ISBN10:
0065023714
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Paperback
Pub. Date:
1/1/1990
Publisher(s):
HarperCollins Publishers
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Summary
Fair and long-legged, independent and articulate, Janie Crawford sets out to be her own person -- no mean feat for a black woman in the '30s. Janie's quest for identity takes her through three marriages and into a journey back to her roots.
Table of Contents
| Context | p. 1 |
| Plot Overview | p. 5 |
| Character List | p. 7 |
| Analysis of Major Characters | p. 11 |
| Janie | p. 11 |
| Tea Cake | p. 12 |
| Jody Starks | p. 13 |
| Themes, Motifs & Symbols | p. 15 |
| Language: Speech and Silence | p. 15 |
| Power and Conquest as Means to Fulfillment | p. 16 |
| Love and Relationships Versus Independence | p. 16 |
| Community | p. 17 |
| Race and Racism | p. 17 |
| The Folklore Quality of Religion | p. 18 |
| Hair | p. 19 |
| The Pear Tree and the Horizon | p. 19 |
| The Hurricane | p. 19 |
| Summary & Analysis | p. 21 |
| Chapters 1-2 | p. 21 |
| Chapters 3-4 | p. 24 |
| Chapter 5 | p. 26 |
| Chapter 6 | p. 29 |
| Chapters 7-8 | p. 32 |
| Chapters 9-10 | p. 35 |
| Chapters 11-12 | p. 37 |
| Chapters 13-14 | p. 40 |
| Chapters 15-16 | p. 43 |
| Chapters 17-18 | p. 46 |
| Chapter 19 | p. 49 |
| Chapter 20 | p. 51 |
| Important Quotations Explained | p. 55 |
| Key Facts | p. 61 |
| Study Questions & Essay Topics | p. 65 |
| Study Questions | p. 65 |
| Suggested Essay Topics | p. 68 |
| Review & Resources | p. 69 |
| Quiz | p. 69 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 74 |
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