Symbolism In Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God LAP
Tyre Jackson
Mr. Amoroso
A.P. Literature
Topic 3- Explore how Hurston uses elements of nature as a metaphor for Janie's life.
When you think of nature, you tend to see it as God’s own form of art. From the blossoming of flowers to the misty cast of rain, its can all be seen as a symbolic view of God’s creation. Much like how people are seen. Zora Neale Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God” gives off the beauty of nature within Janie as her life. On a journey to find the depth of affection that she never had, she blossoms and becomes aware of love’s true colors.
As a child growing up, Janie took comfort in the pear tree in her backyard. Spending all of her free time there, she became connected with it and “saw her life like a great tree” (25). During the spring season, the tree blossomed and as well as Janie, growing into her new found body and a different mind set. Yet this same season was the end of her childhood. Her first ever experience of a form of independence and affection was cut short by her overly strict grandmother. Janie was maturing sexually and intellectually for herself but her own …show more content…
She saw him as an outlet to escape the marriage she was currently in, that was arranged by her grandmother. They were like new blooming flowers when they first met, happy and pure. The years went on and it got colder between them. It can be viewed that the ending of their relationship was a brutal winter with an intense snow storm. Janie spent twenty years of her life with Joe and it wore her down, as if there were constant rain showers damaging the soil of her own intellectual self. Jody was on his death bed and was bitter. The bitterness could've rotten him whole and that could’ve been the true reason of his death. As he was seen as an escape, he was also the death of Janie’s
Tyre Jackson
Mr. Amoroso
A.P. Literature
Topic 3- Explore how Hurston uses elements of nature as a metaphor for Janie's life.
When you think of nature, you tend to see it as God’s own form of art. From the blossoming of flowers to the misty cast of rain, its can all be seen as a symbolic view of God’s creation. Much like how people are seen. Zora Neale Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God” gives off the beauty of nature within Janie as her life. On a journey to find the depth of affection that she never had, she blossoms and becomes aware of love’s true colors.
As a child growing up, Janie took comfort in the pear tree in her backyard. Spending all of her free time there, she became connected with it and “saw her life like a great tree” (25). During the spring season, the tree blossomed and as well as Janie, growing into her new found body and a different mind set. Yet this same season was the end of her childhood. Her first ever experience of a form of independence and affection was cut short by her overly strict grandmother. Janie was maturing sexually and intellectually for herself but her own …show more content…
She saw him as an outlet to escape the marriage she was currently in, that was arranged by her grandmother. They were like new blooming flowers when they first met, happy and pure. The years went on and it got colder between them. It can be viewed that the ending of their relationship was a brutal winter with an intense snow storm. Janie spent twenty years of her life with Joe and it wore her down, as if there were constant rain showers damaging the soil of her own intellectual self. Jody was on his death bed and was bitter. The bitterness could've rotten him whole and that could’ve been the true reason of his death. As he was seen as an escape, he was also the death of Janie’s