Their Eyes Were Watching God |
Author |
Zora Neale Hurston |
Type |
Novel |
Genre |
Coming-of-age |
Written |
Haiti, 1936-1937 |
Published |
1937 |
Tone |
Compassionate |
Tense |
Past |
Point of View |
Third-person Omniscient |
Themes |
Self-realization, Relationships Between Men and Women, Gender Inequality and Women’s Oppression, Love vs. Independence, Racism |
Characters |
Annie Tyler, Captain Eaton, Dr. Simmons, Hezekiah Potts, Janie Crawford, Jody Starks, Leafy Crawford, Logan Killicks, Mr. Robbins, Mrs. Robbins, Mrs. Turner, Nanny Crawford, Pheoby Watson, Sam Watson, Tea Cake, Who Flung |
Symbols |
The Horizon, The Mule’s Death, The Color of Matt Bonner’s Mule |
Motifs |
Community, Nature, Games, Silence and Speech |
End |
Janie kills her true love to save her own life |
Extra Facts |
The novel was inspired by Hurston's own life |