... Their Eyes Were Watching God, are set in the village of Eatonville where the houses were built on isolated roads. The characters lived far away from their neighbors and the nearest stores. White critics referred to the language that the characters used as "that comical nigger dialect." Hurston's narrators spoke in Standard English, the language most of the critics understood. While other ... , and divorced both husbands. The absence of her mother and the rejection of her father made her feel neglected, --- the reader often finds this sadness in her stories. Her main characters are dreame...

• Word Count: 1938
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: High School