About the Book
Author of Their eyes were watching God
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
Freedom/Liberty
What is Janie's hair?
Protagonist of novel
Who is Janie?
Boisterous
What is noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy
"You look lak de change uh life!"
Who is Janie?
Setting
Where is Eatonville?
Womanhood/sexuality
What is the pear tree?
Died of kidney failure
Who is Joe/Jody?
Desecrate
What is to treat a sacred place or thing with violent disrespect
“Sh-sh-sh! Don’t let nobody hear you say dat, Janie. Folks will say you ain’t sorry he’s gone.”
Who is Pheoby?
Time period where the novel is set
What is Jim Crow Era?
New beginnings and potential
What is the horizon?
Nanny's ideal husband
What is wealthy or financially supportive?
Inundate
What is to overwhelm
“You ain’t got no particular place. It’s wherever Ah need yuh. Git uh move on yuh, and dat quick.”
Who is Logan Killicks?
What is 20?
Godliness, power, and/or authority
What is the streetlight in Eatonville?
Pugnacious
What is wanting to start an argument or fight, or expressing an argument or opinion very forcefully
“Shut up! Ah wish thunder and lightnin’ would kill yuh!”
Who is Joe Starks?
The symbol that the book starts and ends with
What is the horizon?
The idea that, despite our best efforts, things can fall apart
What is the hurricane?
Temerity
What is rashness, recklessness
"Ah hates dat woman lak poison. Keep her from round dis house. Her look lak uh white woman!"
Who is Tea Cake?
Bonus: Who is he talking about?