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7 pages in length. The writer discusses how Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and William Faulkner's "Absalom, Absalom!" both portray a quest, the pursuit of a goal that will give meaning or purpose to life, making it rewarding or satisfying. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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pursuit of a goal that will give meaning or purpose to life, making it rewarding or satisfying. Characteristic of humanitys constant quest for the concept of meaning, the journey
of understanding has come to represent myriad things to myriad people, ultimately rendering any universal explanation virtually impossible. The problem with meaning as it relates to each storys quest
for the purpose and meaning of life is attempting to successfully pinpoint a single yet comprehensive connotation upon which everyone agrees; however, this cannot be achieved as long as any
two individuals harbor decidedly different interpretations of the same aspect. Hurstons Their Eyes Were Watching God deals a bit differently than similar writings
with regard to the aspect of marriage, racial intolerance and womens social roles. The strength put forth through Janie Crawfords character empowers the female gender to take control of
their lives without apology. That she was married three times - and standing accused of murdering one of her husbands - speaks to the inherent strength of Janies convictions.
Her outward courage is just as resolute as that which resides upon the inside, inasmuch as Janie does not permit anyone to overrule her inherent independence as a strong,
black woman by telling Phoeby she can "tell em what Ah say if you wants to. Dats just de same as me cause mah tongue is in mah friends
mouf" (Hurston PG). From Hurstons illustration of Janies marriages, the reader may interpret that while Janie loved each and every one of them,
she was strong enough of a woman with her own quest for purpose and meaning to make it on her own without a masculine influence in her life. The
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