In the story "Their Eyes Were Watching God," by Zora Neale Hurston the protagonist, or main character of the story, Janie Crawford, is alienated by her society and by her culture since as long as she can remember. ... They were absolutely right, Janie was one of those rare people that come along in life and are born into unfortunate circumstances but by God's will were given the character to overcome those circumstances and find their own true identity. ... The people sitting on the porch insult her and once again try to bring her down to their level. These jealousies were best analyzed...

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He says, "I doubt that you would[ ]commend the policemen[ ]If you were to watch them push and curse old Negro women and young Negro girls" (154). ... For them to argue against the word of God would be sacrilegious. ... He asks the clergy if they would wait to act against racism if they had watched "vicious mobs lynch (their) mothers and fathers at will and drown (their) sisters and brothers at whim" (145). ... All through the letter, King questions the laws of humans compared to that of God's laws. ... He obviously is disgraced by those who claim to be of the Christian faith and belief...

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In Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie is enslaved by this emphasis on materialism and Nanny's unattainable aspirations. ... However, even when Janie escapes this unsuccessful marriage in hopes of finding freedom and happiness, she ends up becoming slave to Jody's god-like aspirations. ... The idea of Janie's "silent rebellions" is troubling as well because, while blacks were officially freed of the slave system in 1863, their metaphorical slavery is that they live in a world where they cannot speak and must internalize their pain. ... The narrator c...

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• Grade Level: High School

These people were in a sense the first "true Americans" as they believed that all men are in fact created equal, or as any doctrine may have stated that all men are were children in the sight of God. The Quakers built their society on the principles of civil equality apparent in their anti-slave feelings and their pro-native American relationship with local tribes. Some Quakers went as far as allowing natives to watch their children. ... Pennsylvania's neighboring colonies were soon to follow its example. ... Slaves were frequently beaten and neglected by their owners. ...

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