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A 4 page essay that discusses the overall framework of Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, which features a female protagonist who survives both racism and patriarchy to become a strong, independent woman. Janie Crawford, Hurston's heroine, is first presented as an idealistic, but compliant girl who agrees to marry a man she does not love in order to please her grandmother. However, even in youth, Janie demonstrates the fortitude to reject her situation when it does not fit her aspirations and she moves on, eventually arriving at a mature relationship with her third husband. At each stage, Janie learns and evolves until she is ready to face life on her own, strong, independent, and capable. No additional sources cited.
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become a strong, independent woman. It is the story of a journey of becoming that both inspires and moves the reader. Janie Crawford, Hurstons heroine, is first presented as an
idealistic, but compliant girl who agrees to marry a man she does not love in order to please her grandmother. However, even in youth, Janie demonstrates the fortitude to reject
her situation when it does not fit her aspirations and she moves on, eventually arriving at a mature relationship with her third husband. At each stage, Janie learns and evolves
until she is ready to face life on her own, strong, independent, and capable. The student researching this topic should understand that, from the beginning of the novel,
Hurston establishes that Janie has a deep affinity for nature. Observing the interaction of bees with the pear tree flowers, the pear tree being a favorite spot for her, Janie
watches what she considers to be a perfect moment in nature, one filled with erotic energy and passionate joy. This is her goal for her life throughout the narrative. Janies
grandmother, Nanny, has a worldview that focus on material possession. Having struggled with poverty, Nanny wants to ensure that Janie will be secure, so she urges her to marry Logan
Killicks, an much older, but a very successful man. For Janies grandmother, freedom equates with having the financial security to be free from drudgery. It is Nannys hope that because
Logan already possesses wealth and social position that he will not feel the need to dominate and subjugate Janie. However, this is not the case, as Logan treats his
young wife as if she were another of his possessions. When Nanny dies, Janie feels free to leave this loveless marriage. Janie resolves to continue her search for someone who
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