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A 7 page paper which examines the significance of the title, and the role of God, in Zora Neale Hurston’s novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Walker. With this rediscovery many people have become acquainted with Hurstons work, although she is gone, and for the most part her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God is claimed
as he most amazing and powerful work. One critic notes, "Their Eyes Were Watching God, often acclaimed Hurstons masterpiece, is perhaps the richest beneficiary of her work as a folklorist:
its evocation of picking in the jook joint, playing the dozens, and petitioning root doctors offers a compelling synthesis of ethnological reality and lively characterization and setting" (EDsitement). In short,
it is a very powerful work that possesses many incredible elements. One of those elements involves the title of her work, and the significance of that title and God, in
the novel. The following paper examines the title of the work and the role played by God in the novel. The Title
The title of this book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is one of those titles that does not really explain itself until later in the novel. Many novels present
the title phrase at some point in the novel, making clear the intention or purpose of the title. In Hurstons case the title is very symbolic, personal, enlightening and by
no means ironic. It refers to the characters of Tea Cake and Janie for the most part and the title of this book comes to life in a situation wherein
the couple is ready to face an incredible storm, a storm that will ultimately lead to Tea Cakes death. The lines in
the book are as follows: ""They seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God" (Hurston 160). In this line one sees the characters facing danger,
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