Symbols
This natural element, which Janie watches in her backyard, symbolizes her desires and the idealized love she longs for.
What is the pear tree?
This character raised Janie and instilled in her the belief that financial security was more important than romantic love.
Who is Nanny Crawford?
Nanny’s desire to see Janie married is largely shaped by this traumatic experience from her own past.
What is her experience of being enslaved and her fear of Janie being taken advantage of?
Hurston frequently uses this literary device to capture the Southern Black dialect and make the dialogue feel authentic. +200 more if you can name the most specific literary device to which this is associated.
What is phonetic spelling or dialect writing?
Hurston was a key figure in this early 20th-century cultural movement, which celebrated Black art, literature, and music.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Name the movie from just the audio.
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Representing the societal expectations forced onto Janie, this object is used to signify the protection and confinement imposed by her grandmother.
What is the head-rag?
Although he offers financial stability, this older farmer fails to provide Janie with the love and passion she desires.
Who is Logan Killicks?
Logan Killicks expects Janie to help with farm work because he believes this about marriage.
What is that with which a wife should be a practical partner rather than a romantic one?
The novel’s opening describes the horizon and ships, serving as an example of this literary device, which foreshadows Janie’s personal journey.
What is metaphor?
Before becoming a novelist, Hurston worked as an anthropologist and collected folklore from this region, which deeply influenced her writing.
What is the American South?
What is the name of this song?
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Janie first sees this symbol of fleeting youth and beauty in her reflection, marking the beginning of her self-awareness and longing for love.
What is her hair?
This ambitious and charismatic man represents a chance at reinvention and upward mobility for Janie, convincing her to leave her first marriage.
Who is Joe Starks?
Joe Starks is drawn to Eatonville because of this motivation, which drives much of his ambition and decisions.
What is Stark's motivation to become a leader and create a prosperous Black town?
The townspeople gossiping about Janie’s return serves as an example of this narrative technique, which introduces the story through multiple perspectives.
What is a frame narrative?
Hurston’s use of vernacular speech in Their Eyes Were Watching God was criticized by some contemporary Black writers, including this influential figure.
Who is Richard Wright?
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A basin in the mind.
This structure, which Janie eventually leaves behind, symbolizes the restrictive and emotionless nature of her marriage to Logan Killicks.
What is Logan’s farm?
This character represents traditional gender roles and harsh realities, urging Janie to accept a life of protection rather than passion.
Who is Nanny Crawford?
Janie’s decision to run away with Joe Starks is primarily driven by her belief in this.
What is Janie's belief that marriage should bring love and excitement, not just security?
Hurston’s repeated use of natural imagery—like the pear tree and the horizon—is an example of this literary device, which enhances meaning through recurring symbols. Think Meursault.
What is motif?
Although Hurston gained literary success, she struggled financially later in life and was buried in an unmarked grave until this famous author helped restore her legacy.
Who is Alice Walker?
What does this scene have to do with TEWWG?
To protect her son, she will do anything, even harm him. Nanny + Janie
This symbol, associated with Joe Starks, represents the allure of power and ambition but also foreshadows control over Janie’s life.
What is the horizon?
Develop a thesis that argues whether Nanny’s choices empower Janie by ensuring her survival or restrict her by perpetuating patriarchal control.
SA
Nanny’s urgent push for Janie to marry Logan is motivated by this specific fear about her future.
What is the fear that Janie, as a young Black woman, will be left vulnerable and without protection?
In Chapter 2, Janie experiences an awakening while sitting under the pear tree, observing the natural world in harmony. This scene is rich with imagery and symbolism, but does the pear tree represent a realistic foundation for love, or is it an unattainable ideal that sets Janie up for disappointment?
Develop a thesis.
SA
Hurston’s Eatonville setting was based on this real-life town, which holds historical significance.
What is Eatonville, Florida, the first self-governing all-Black town in the U.S.?
Solve for x in the equation:
3x+1 = 27
And guess Mr. D's most recent celebrity crush.
BOTH ANSWERS or Nothing
x=2 , Jacob Elordi