In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God written by Zora Neale Hurston; the author follows the protagonist, Janie Crawford. ... She said she did not like the way he looked, "his belly is too big, now, and his toe-nails look lak mule foots" (Hurston, 24) and "he don't even never mention nothin' pretty" (Hurston, 24). ... Somebody thought it natural for her to play" (Hurston, 96). ... That's what made Janie like it" (Hurston, 102). ... Here was peace" (Hurston, 193). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Zora Neale Hurston was an American folklorist, anthropologist, and author. Of Hurston's four novels and more than 50 published short stories, plays, and essays, she is best known for her 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. Love plays a very important role in Hurston's "Their Eyes were watching God". Hurston's best novel describes the life of Janie, a black woman at the turn of the century. ...

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In Zora Neale Hurston's novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston disregarded the typical gender conventions of her time when she created Janie Mae Crawford, the main character in her book. ... (Hurston 11). ... Maybe if somebody was to tell me how, Ah could do it" (Hurston 23). ... Old as you is" (Hurston 79). ... (Hurston 79). ...

• Word Count: 1946
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• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston, is a novel about self-discovery, in which Janie Crawford is determined to find true love in marriage, and live life according to her terms. ...

• Word Count: 1903
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School