Analysis Of Their Eyes Were Watching God By Zora Neale Hurston

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Their Eyes Were Watching God is a Zora Neale Hurston's’ most famous literary work, and was published in 1937. The novel is narrated by Janie Crawford, who is the main character and is telling her life story to her best friend, Pheoby. Janie Crawford relates her life story entirely from memory. Through Janie’s retelling of her life’s story, we are able to see how she, her dreams, her life, and those around her changed as time goes on. Janie’s entire life seemed to be focused on thing, finding true love and freedom, so that she could be happy. Her dream is never really achieved, because of the people in her life she seems doomed to have to go without her original dream and find happiness within herself. Janie's entire life could be reduced …show more content…

Dawn and doom were in the branches” (Hurston 8). Janie Crawford’s experience under the pear tree awakens something inside her, and she begins to realize what she wants from her life, happiness, love, fulfillment, “Oh to be a pear tree—any tree in bloom! With kissing bees singing of the beginning of the world!... She had glossy leaves and bursting buds and she wanted to struggle with life but it seemed to elude her. Where were the singing bees for her?” (Hurston 11). The blossoming pear tree is a recurring symbol of Janie’s desire for love and happiness, and it is mentioned many times throughout the novel, and is contrasted to the current experience she is remembering and telling …show more content…

She was sadly mistaken, however. Once Janie and Logan had settled in together, she began to see that the answer to the questions posed by her earlier was in fact no, she would not be made happy by marrying just anyone. Logan Killicks was unable to offer the passionate, sweet, caring love that Janie desired, instead giving her the opposite. While lamenting her unhappy marriage, Janie says, “Ah wants things sweet wid mah marriage lak when you sit under a pear tree and think." (Hurston 24). The pear tree comes up again, and this time, to show that Janie was very unhappy with her marriage, so when Joe Starks, or Jody comes along, she runs of with

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