Their Eyes Were Watching God Character Analysis

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston has long since been one of the one of the most important works of the twentieth century. The classical novel shows an independent character christened Janie Crawford who causes a major force of social change towards the perspective of woman. This masterpiece exemplifies the hardships of trials and tribulations that Janie must face before and post her marriages. Although Janie's grandmother, or “nanny” as Janie calls her, desires the foremost outcome for Janie even after her passing, she takes into account that her time before her unyielding demise is drawing slightly too close for comfort; so she persuades Janie that she must marry Logan Killicks in order to ensure that she will be safe

Assuming that the author Zora Neale Hurston, implemented subtle foreshadowing of Logan's character. His hard working attitude and undivided devotion to his land, that he holds sacred to him. He would be unable to show Janie the idealistic view of love that he is capable of presenting. Furthermore, Logan believe that the land that he holds dear to him isn't taken care of first then in the time it would take to ask for assistance, it would be faster to just do it himself. Moreover, since he has become accustomed to relying on his own efforts, he decides that he should let Janie help out. Although, Janie is doesn't agree so much on the idea of performing manual labor. So in a failed attempt to inspire her Logan tells her that "[his] fust wife never bothered [him] 'bout choppin' no wood nohow. She'd grab dat ax and sling chips lak a man." He also adds that "[she] done been spoilt rotten." (C.4, p26) Which shows that Logan absolutely detests laziness and

Starks takes an immediate fancy to Janie, appreciating her beauty and commenting on how a lady like her shouldn’t be performing burdensome work out in the field. Janie, charmed by his flamboyance and charisma, listens to him as he unfolds his plan of settling down in a town called Eatonville due to only black folk inhabiting it. Thus, she becomes enamoured by all the aspirations that he tells her about. After her fight with Logan she doesn't see him as being beneficial and as devoted to her, so she turns to Joe Starks and "from [then] on until death she was going to have flower dust and spring time sprinkled over everything. A bee for her bloom." (C.4, p.32) Joe holds high above all else, money and power. He offers janie a false sense of security; also the potential for a better life with him, rather than being married to Logan for the rest of her life. When they arrive in the town Joe superiority complex makes him too overprotective of her, he also doesn't appreciate Janie's self-belittlement, so in order to reduce her self attacking and boost her confidence he appoints her the Mrs. Starks, who would act like a role model for the rest of the woman in the