Their Eyes Were Watching God (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Zora Neale Hurston
- First Published: 1937
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: Around 1900
- Setting: Florida
- Principal Characters: Janie Crawford Killicks Starks Woods, Pheoby Watson, Nanny, Logan Killicks, Joe Starks, Tea Cake Woods
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Folklore
- Subjects: African Americans, Self-discovery, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Florida, Migrant labor, Floods, Rabies
- Locales: Eatonville, FL
The Story:
Janie Starks had returned to town. One sundown, the Eatonville inhabitants watched and gossiped as Janie walked the street toward her house, dressed in overalls, with her long braid hanging down her back. Only her friend Pheoby had the kindness to greet her. Pheoby sat down to hear her friend’s story.
As a little girl, Janie had assumed she was white. She lived with her grandmother and played constantly with the children of the Washburns, for whom Nanny worked. Only when a photographer took the children’s picture did Janie realize that she was the black...
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