Thier Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
In “How to read literature like a professor” Thomas Foster shows different techniques to analyze themes and ideas that are presented in literature in an amusing manner. It explains about the analysis and symbols a story or an article can have other than their literal definition. There are some chapters in the book that are greatly significant to the ideas presented in “Their eyes were watching god” by Zora Neale Hurston. There chapters that really stand out as a connection between the two books are ‘Is That A Symbol”, It’s More Than Just Rain or Snow” and “Every Trip Is Quest”. Foster begins his book with the chapter about quest. In it he states that “quest consists of five factors. There has to be a quester, must have a place to go to, a reason for going there, challenges faced during the trial and a real reason to go there” (3). All the points mentioned by him outline the plot in Hurston’s book. In “Their Eyes Were Watching God” the plot solely describes Janie’s character as she goes through different phases in her life. Her desire to find true love forces her to go on a quest, and to many places as described by Foster in his work. The stated reasons are her desperate urge to find love, and someone who would always be with her. Her desires come out of her one evening when she is lying under a tree. The lock between the bee and the flower becomes a perfect example of marriage for her (Hurston 16). Throughout the novel she is faced by constant challenges. First she gets married to a man selected by her grandmother. She is imprisoned in a marriage in which she does exactly what her husband Logan wants her to do. It is totally the opposite of what Janie wants. Next she marries a man who does not treat her any differently. The real reason for her not be happy in her married life are her independent nature. She is not like others, wanting to do what society wants them to
In “How to read literature like a professor” Thomas Foster shows different techniques to analyze themes and ideas that are presented in literature in an amusing manner. It explains about the analysis and symbols a story or an article can have other than their literal definition. There are some chapters in the book that are greatly significant to the ideas presented in “Their eyes were watching god” by Zora Neale Hurston. There chapters that really stand out as a connection between the two books are ‘Is That A Symbol”, It’s More Than Just Rain or Snow” and “Every Trip Is Quest”. Foster begins his book with the chapter about quest. In it he states that “quest consists of five factors. There has to be a quester, must have a place to go to, a reason for going there, challenges faced during the trial and a real reason to go there” (3). All the points mentioned by him outline the plot in Hurston’s book. In “Their Eyes Were Watching God” the plot solely describes Janie’s character as she goes through different phases in her life. Her desire to find true love forces her to go on a quest, and to many places as described by Foster in his work. The stated reasons are her desperate urge to find love, and someone who would always be with her. Her desires come out of her one evening when she is lying under a tree. The lock between the bee and the flower becomes a perfect example of marriage for her (Hurston 16). Throughout the novel she is faced by constant challenges. First she gets married to a man selected by her grandmother. She is imprisoned in a marriage in which she does exactly what her husband Logan wants her to do. It is totally the opposite of what Janie wants. Next she marries a man who does not treat her any differently. The real reason for her not be happy in her married life are her independent nature. She is not like others, wanting to do what society wants them to