The Dynamic Character In Their Eyes Were Watching God By Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God was a novel written by Zora Neale Hurston, American author, filmmaker, and anthropologist, who writes about a character named Janie, a dynamic character throughout the novel. Janie would change both her values and personality to match people that would be around her the most, in which case would be the men of her life. Janie meets three bachelors named Tea Cake, Logan Killicks, and Joe starks. Each of these characters brought new and different approaches to life.
Tea Cake. When they were both in their teen years, Janie and Tea Cake—who went by the nickname "Tea Cake"—met when Tea Cake was strolling down the street and she saw him. She immediately hurried over to him. His name was Johnny Taylor. Despite the fact

In the book, Janie was made to have a forced marriage with Logan. On the other hand, Logan was described as “[looking ]like some ole skullhead in de grave yard" by Janie in response to her grandmother's assertion that she will wed him (Hurston 13). After that, Janie was instructed about marrying the man by her grandmother, who had become her mother after her real mother had fled, since she did not want what had happened to her daughter to also happen to her granddaughter. The quote, however, indicates that Logan was likely very elderly and near the end of his life. Janie was miserable the entire time she was with Logan because he treated her more like a slave than a lover. This had given Janie a desire for more love and a life away from Logan. "Cause you told me Ah mus gointer love him, and, and Ah don't. Maybe if somebody was to tell me how, Ah could do it.' " (Hurston 23) Janie and Tea Cake were traveling together, she had this anticipation of love and reasoned, "So this was a marriage," after they had kissed. Yet because this kiss wasn't like the one she shared with Tea Cake, it wasn't what Janie had imagined love to be like. Later, Logan made the choice to travel. "Over tuh Lake City tuh see uh man about uh mule." (Hurston 26). In order to help Logan out while he was away, Janie offered to cut potatoes from their garden. As she was ready to cut the potatoes, Janie moved everything to the yard so she could see the road. A new man named Joe Starks appears

Joe volunteered to take Janie and him to the new city that was being created by entirely black people after they had first met. Before running across Janie, that had served as the inspiration for Joe's initial trip. "Ah'll be down dis road uh little after sun-up tomorrow morning' to wait for you. you come go wid me. " (Hurston 31). By essentially offering to leave with her even though she was still with Logan, Joe made his final move on Janie at this point. Janie had doubts about staying with Joe for the rest of the day after it. She had been won over by his comments, but she wasn't sure she wanted to go with Joe. When Janie considered the qualities she would want in a husband, she preferred Joe to Logan. She desired appreciation and a reduction in the amount of work that Logan had assigned to her. Joe was Janie's second-longest marriage, but as time passed, nothing about it turned out the way she had hoped. Whenever Joe was elected mayor of the new town they were in, he would speak for her and put her in her place as a woman rather than a person. Joe had a lot of insecurities, and Janie didn't want a partner who exposed his insecurities on Janie. “But looking at it she saw that it never was the flesh and blood figure of her dreams.” (Hurston 72). When Janie had this notion, she was debating her relationship with Joe. Joe tends to make Janie initially blind, but as she begins to realize his true colors, she no longer loves him and yearns for something