Their Eyes Were Watching God | Their Eyes Were Watching God

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Author: Zora Neale Hurston
First Published: 1937
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Psychological realism
Time of Work: The first half of the twentieth century
Setting: Rural Florida
Principal Characters: Janie Crawford, Nanny Crawford, Logan Killicks, Joe Starks, Vergible “Tea Cake” Woods, Pheoby Watson, Mrs. Turner
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

Their Eyes Were Watching God is the story of Janie Crawford’s quest to fulfill her ideals of life and love during a thirty-year period beginning soon after the turn of the century. The novel is framed by a narrator’s description of a conversation between Janie and Pheoby Watson that takes place on Janie’s back porch in Eatonville, Florida. The point of view soon shifts to Janie’s perspective, and she tells Pheoby the story of her life, beginning with her sheltered childhood in western Florida. The two points of view merge to become one perspective,...

Their Eyes Were Watching God | Their Eyes Were Watching God

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