Their Eyes Were Watching God Analysis Essay

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Why are we the artist, yet, we search for a painting that is not painted? The novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston is about a girl whose desire is to love and be loved. In the novel, Hurston uses the elegance of nature to metaphorically epitomize the growth and development of the main character Janie Crawford.
One motif that was constructed in the novel is the blossoming pear tree. (Page 27) Under that pear tree, Janie experienced pure unity. In that moment, she could not fully comprehend why the tree altered her. She had mixed emotions about these unfamiliar feelings that the tree instigated. With time came knowledge and understanding, and then she realized that the tree represented the type of love she wanted to achieve. That is the type of love that develops absolute tranquility with the world. As a result of this awakening, Janie’s childhood was over, with an insignificant yet symbolically important kiss with Jonnie Taylor. (Page 27) With this new profound awareness, Janie was now on her journey to
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Considering that she is in a loveless marriage, it would also mean she is unhappy. Now introducing, Joe Starks a man of change and chance, also the man Janie catches herself running off with. (Page 50) Janie did not feel bad about running off with him because she believed that she was still upholding Nanny’s voice/dream. Joe Starks, also known a Jody, talked a good talk and walked a good walk. However he was crippled by passion, a need to be in control, a lack of communication, and an undisciplined enviousness over Janie. The vague images of the horizon and daisy-fields continue to appear during her marriage with Jody. For example, on page 90/91 “the bed was no longer a daisy-field for her a Joe to play in”. The constant appearance of these images during her marriage was a clear indication that Janie’s is not content with the state of her relationship with