Essays on Their Eyes Were Watching God

“Their Eyes Were Watching God” is a novel which belong the genre of Bildungsroman (coming-of-age novel), American Southern spiritual journey. It was written by Zora Neale Hurston in September 1937. “Their Eyes Were Watching God” fits well into the tradition that includes such works as Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and William Faulkner’s...

 Pauline Hopkins, a prominent African-American journalist and novelist one said “after all, our surroundings influence our lives and characters as much as fate, destiny or any supernatural agency” (Pauline Hopkins, Contending Forces). In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, the protagonist–Janie Crawford–is deeply impacted and influenced by her cultural surroundings. The existence...

The American novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, written by author Zora Neale Hurston, is about a young woman named Janie who wants freedom and looks for self-awareness. Throughout the novel, there are recurring situations where it is obvious that women are not treated with equality by a lot of men. These men think they...