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Their Eyes Were Watching God Character Analysis

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America is known as the “Land of the free, home of the brave,” and as Americans, we are both free and brave. Americans take a stand, sticking to their values no matter the consequences. Their unbridled willpower makes Americans a force to be reckoned with and the forerunners of change, good and bad. This change appears as feminism, activism, free speech, capitalism, civil rights, and social justice. Contradicting society’s norms and fighting for personal freedom is distinctly American, and Janie exhibits these traits in Their Eyes Were Watching God. She is forced to marry a man she did not love or care for because of her dedication to her grandmother. However, Janie meet a new man, Joe, who she believed she loved, and was brave enough that
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