Zora Neale Hurston

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Approaches to Literature

Paper #2

• Paper should be 4-5 pages long
• Times new roman, 12 pt font, standard margins
• Page numbers in the left hand corner
• Remember to adhere to the directions the prompt gives you
• You should use 3-4 direct quotes
• Paper should have proper MLA citations and a works cited page

Their Eyes Were Watching God – Zora Neale Hurston

Discuss the role of Eatonville in the story. How does it connect to Hurston’s own experience with her past and why is it shown in the light it is shown in throughout the story?

Choose one of the many motifs in Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie’s hair, the mule, ect, to explain the connection between Janie’s gender and race and her role in the world as Hurston sees it in her narrative. 

Discuss the different kind of woman Janie is with Joe as compared with Tea Cake. Why might she be different with both men? How does this affect what kind of person Janie might be?