Their Eyes Were Watching God
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (786 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000C1X8GK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 460 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Dat's just de same as me 'cause mah tongue is in mah friend's mouf." Hurston's use of dialect enraged other African American writers such as Wright, who accused her of pandering to white readers by giving them the black stereotypes they expected. It was the time to hear things and talk. One person the citizens of Eaton are inclined to judge is Janie Crawford, who has married three men and been tried for the murder of one of them. In Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston breathes humanity into both her men and women, and allows them to speak in their own voices. They sat in judgment. Mu
A Marvelous Work! Finally re-read this acclaimed novel from my youth. I have a far greater understanding now than I did then. I feel I know Zora personally through her main character, Janie. The lyrical flow of prose swings you hypnotically through nearly 30 years of Janie's life.For many, this novel will be incomprehensible due to the extensive use of dialect and idiom. Read . "A Classic to discuss forever!! Book clubs & Writing Classes" according to Prof. RShawntezJackson. This is truly a classic and teachable from so many direction you will not be able to stand it. You can run a class for nearly a month discussing the levels, layers, textures, and nuances to the characters and their intentions. There are modes of language, characterization, dialect, motivation, conflict, and desire that can go on forever in a classroom or book. I'm glad this was saved from obscurity. It's easy to see why 'Their eyes were watching God is considered a literary classic. Hurston's nearly-forgotten story does an excellent job of blending African-American and feminist themes, and truly captures the emotional journey towards self-realization.The story concerns Janie, a black woman raised by her former slave grandmother. Wanting her to be happy a
Out of print for almost thirty years—due largely to initial audiences’ rejection of its strong black female protagonist—Hurston’s classic has since its 1978 reissue become perhaps the most widely read and highly acclaimed novel in the canon of African-American literature.. “A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don’t know how to live properly.” —Zadie SmithOne of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century, Their Eyes Were Watching God brings to life a Southern love story with the wit and pathos found only in the writing of Zora Neale Hurston