Author
Zora Neale Hurston, originally from Alabama, was born in this year.
What is 1891?
From 1915-1935
What time period was Their Eyes were Watching God set in?
Hurston wrote TEWWG during a time of strict _______ laws.
What is segregation?
With one of its major themes being ______ ______, TEWWG explores traditional and stereotypical relationships between men and women.
What are gender roles?
Name 3 major devices used in TEWWG.
What is:
Irony
Symbolism
Point of View
Metaphor
Dialect
Imagery
Foreshadowing
This religion, studied by ZNH, was created by African Slaves in North America and kept secret from slaveholders.
What is hoodoo?
This time period/event is associated with TEWWG.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
During the book's time period, women were treated as less than men and had only just recently won ______ rights.
What is voting?
With the events like the hurricane and rabid dog, TEWWG illustrates a theme of ______ vs. ______.
What is Humanity vs. Nature?
This symbol, which represents the dreams of Janie and more, shows a resolution when it is finally reached at the end of the novel.
What is the horizon?
This town, where ZNH grew up. in Southern America was the first all-black town.
What is Eatonville, Florida?
Political tensions _________(increased/decreased) in the U.S. after the Great Depression.
Uhhh they increased.
The Harlem Renaissance, a period from 1917-mid 1930's, was a time when African American ____ flourished.
What are arts?
With Janie's life goal being true love and the pitfalls of marriage being prominent, the theme of _____ vs. _______ is shown.
This symbol represents many ideas in the novel, including the power of possession, sexual relationships, freedom, and more.
What is Janie's hair?
Funded by Charlotte Mason, ZNH travelled America researching this.
What is folklore?
A political style associated with left wing radicalism.
What is social realism?
ZNH refused to bow to _____ norms and conventions and advocated for women to speak up for themselves, which is seen in her novel, TEWWG.
What is gender?
The theme of voice, language, and storytelling is first shown with the use of a ____ story.
What is a frame story?
According to Nanny, ____ is the "mule of de world" which shows how mules represent mistreatment, cruelty, and more.
What is "the woman"?
This famous author was friends with Zora Neale Huston until she stole his play.
Who is Langston Hughes?
African American writers and the way that they portray African American culture, many "Harlem Renaissance" authors were part of this.
What is "The New Negro Movement"?
ZNH was criticized for not addressing this issue in TEWWG.
What is the "race problem"?
Though this theme is seemingly excluded, it is illustrated by many paradoxes.
What is racism?
Name two things that the Pear Tree symbol could represent.
What is:
Femininity
Change and Growth
Goals/Dreams
Life