Their Eyes Were Watching God is about a strong woman named Jane Crawford who returns to her hometown, Eatonville. After traveling with one of her multiple husband across the country, she has to return because their relationship failed. She quickly become the topic of the town and Phoeby, a good friend, comes over for a visit. During her life, Jane married three different guys. The third one being the most symbolic because he was way younger than she was. Tea Cake builds a nice relationship with Jane but when a hurricane strikes, he is bitten by a dog and contracted rabies. Tea Cake eventually ends up going crazy and forces Jane to kill him.
Their Eyes Were Watching God is really unique for Zora Neale Hurston's use of diction and style. Jane and the characters around her all use a rural Black southern dialect. The whole movie is a flashback of Jane's life which is an example of Hurston's style and is used mostly to show the type of person Jane is. She is not a docile woman and likes to keep it that way. The most important symbol in the movie was Jane's wild curly hair that reflected the type of person she is. Her long locks meant that she had power and the fact she always wore it down means she is always free. There is an example of Dramatic Irony at the end where Tea Cake becomes paranoid of loosing Jane and forces her to kill him in self defense. Jane learned how to use a gun because Tea Cake himself taught her too. The theme of this story explores the differences between being independent and free and being married with commitments. Was it a questionable choice for Jane?
Jose.
Their Eyes Were Watching God is really unique for Zora Neale Hurston's use of diction and style. Jane and the characters around her all use a rural Black southern dialect. The whole movie is a flashback of Jane's life which is an example of Hurston's style and is used mostly to show the type of person Jane is. She is not a docile woman and likes to keep it that way. The most important symbol in the movie was Jane's wild curly hair that reflected the type of person she is. Her long locks meant that she had power and the fact she always wore it down means she is always free. There is an example of Dramatic Irony at the end where Tea Cake becomes paranoid of loosing Jane and forces her to kill him in self defense. Jane learned how to use a gun because Tea Cake himself taught her too. The theme of this story explores the differences between being independent and free and being married with commitments. Was it a questionable choice for Jane?
Jose.
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