Their Eyes Were Watching God Essay Examples

September 18, 1937

Zora Neale Hurston

Novel

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Janie Crawford, Logan Killicks, Joe "Jody" Starks, Vergible "Tea Cake" Woods

The novel explores traditional gender roles, the role of masculinity, and the relationship between men and women.
In the afterword to most modern editions of the book, Their Eyes Were Watching God is primarily concerned “with the project of finding a voice, with language as an instrument of injury and salvation, of selfhood and empowerment.”