In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, the author, Zora Neale Hurston uses a technique called symbolism with the characters to create a story. ... At the end, Janie discovers that one must do two things for themselves; they have to go to God, and they have to find out about living for themselves. While Janie is telling her story to her best friend Pheoby, Hurston uses symbolism to describe the oppression of women in that time. ... Black women, being the lowest, must carry on the work that the black man doesn't want to do. ... In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale...

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• Approx Pages: 3
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• Grade Level: High School

In order to support the story's theme of domestic struggle, Walker employs rural and urban equality, heritage, and the symbolism and importance of quilts. ... Mama talks of her fat keeping her hot in cold weather similar to the cow that carries around large amounts of fat allowing it to stay out all year round. ... These are things that a family provides. ... The quilts passed down in Mama's family stand for the African-American culture they came from. ... Dee only returns to her roots because they are considered "fashionable now" (Christian 86-87). ...

• Word Count: 1619
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: High School

In Langston Hughes, "Theme For English B," I intend to argue that the character throughout the poem is trying to find identity and purpose, and this is done through symbolism, imagery, and diction. ... This simply creates the image of a man going through a routine and daily life picturing the signposts in the streets as he does everyday but this time he is challenged with a new task, although on the exterior as most things are it is simple. ... The page is meant to symbolize the world they live on and their stories are still being written, together. ... "I guess being colored d...

• Word Count: 1440
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School