Zora Niel Hurston

The novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, written by, Zora Neale Hurston, was

full of imagination, imagery and phrasing. Janie's character and dialogue seemed to slip wisdom

into the reader's head without them knowing their ingesting something deep and true. The ups

and downs of Janie's life have made her a stronger person. This is shown endless times

throughout the novel. I feel that this story recognizes that there are endless problems to the

human condition, such as the need to possess, fear of the unknowing and stagnation. However,

the story does not give a feeling of hopelessness. Through Janie's character, Ms. Hurston extends

a recognition and understanding of humanity's need to escape emptiness. "Dem meat skins is got

tuh rattle tuh make out they's alive." (Hurston 183) Her solution is simple: ""Yuh got tuh go

there tuh know there." (Hurston 185)......

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Title: Zora
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