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Their Eyes Were Watching God By Zora Neale Hurston: Literary Analysis

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Their Eyes Were Watching God, written by Zora Neale Hurston in 1937, follows the story of young Janie Crawford’s journey to find love and, ultimately, herself. Although the novel was poorly received when it was published, Their Eyes Were Watching God is now seen as a pivotal work in African-American’s literature and Women’s literature. The story is told through a retelling of memories by Janie Crawford to her close friend, Pheoby. Janie had been married three times and her life consists of three main periods that all correspond to those marriages. Her first marriage was arranged by her Nanny, hoping to give Janie the stability that she could never have as a slave. She arranges for her to marry an older farmer, Logan Killicks, in hopes of
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