In the book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston, the female character, Janie Crawford, goes through the hardships of finding her true love. Throughout her life, she was in relationships between three guys but unfortunately for her, they haven’t gone so well. With the problems she faced, it shows that she is a strong female character in terms of the feminist theory. She’s a strong female character because with the problems she faced for several years, she endured the struggles of her femininity being shut down but eventually starts to stand up for herself.
For example, the scene of Janie deciding to leave Logan Killicks shows that she’s standing up for herself to be with Joe Starks since Logan didn’t give her the same attention