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Headings: Relating the Title to the Novel and Novelist in "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Relating the Title to the Novel and Novelist in "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Langston Hughes Research Paper
One Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.

Content: Janie associates God with love as many people do,…show more content…
The hurricane is another area in the novel where God is often made reference to and it also changes the good life on the muck that Janie and Teacake had become accustomed to. Although Teacake thinks the hurricane will pass over and Janie decides to stay with him, a fear-inducing burst of wind and rain makes them both realize that it is actually a very serious storm. Hurston shows how she and the characters feel about what happens when, "Six eyes were questioning God" (235). They are no longer looking to the boss or the white man for direction, but to God. The specific time when the title was produced in the novel was during the hurricane when "they seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God" (236). While Teacake was dying from the rabid dog bite, Janie also shows that she believes God has power of the outcome of the situation when she says, "Was He noticing what was going on around here? He must be because He knew everything" (264). This alludes to the characters seeing God as having the ultimate control over destiny and Hurston was no doubt reflecting the prevailing attitude of the time in which she lived. Zora Neale Hurston had many interesting experiences that helped to diversify her opinion and experience relating to God and her people. While she was a folklorist and an anthropologist she was able to gain exposure to many different ideas, including a stint with a Louisiana
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Langston Hughes Research Paper
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the small gold earrings Langston's grandfather left her.