Essays and Criticism

Their Eyes Were Watching God | Essays and Criticism

Janie Stark's "Voice"
Domina, an author and instructor at Hofstra University, describes Hurston's novel in terms of Janie Stark's "voice" and how her ability to express herself evolves through the course of the story.
The Confluence of Folklore, Feminism, and Black Self-Determination in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God
Crabtree maintains that the close connection between the themes of feminist/black self-determination and traditional or folk material needs to be further explored.
Sex, Race, and Criticism: Thoughts of a White Feminist on Kate Chopin and Zora Neale Hurston
Cantarow, a white feminist on a panel with a black feminist, speaks out on sex, race, and criticism, comparing Kate Chopin's The Awakening to Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God.

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