Women In Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God

As t he sun begins to set, and the evening nears closer and closer, you can hear the screeching of dining room chairs making their way onto the front porch. The boiling pot of secrets just about to spill over from the loose lips of the porch’s gazers, which are salivating over the thought of discussing the news of the town; that of which spread like quick fire . Not stationary to their porches the gazers are like investigate reporters, just waiting, to find a new story to talk about. In Zora Neale Hurston’s novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God , the importance of group discussion and bond forming bonds between women was essential to make it through the struggles and battles that the women faced. The concept of a “Strong Black Woman” was proven to be true in , but it also proves that even being a strong black woman, having another woman to talk to is a powerful force all in itself. The book begins in a unique way, we read about the moment when Janie returns back to Eatonville, Florida. Onlookers watch as she enters the town and she can hear the whispers and judgment of the town’s people trailing behind her as she walks down the main road. We are first introduced …show more content…
As Janie discusses her like Pheoby is the person’s whose point-of-view the readers are listening to the through. She sits there with Janie as she tells her life story, listening to the sadness, troubles, and beauty of her life as a real friend should do. Pheoby’s character plays a major role and is a foreshadowing to the rest of the book. Phoeby’s relationship is turned into the perfect example of what a healthy and strong relationship between two adult women should be like. It shows how caring and compassion another human should be towards the other person, but also her many friends with each husbands showed how much her husbands could be if they followed some of the traits of her