Both Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, are multi-faceted stories with central themes that repeat themselves throughout. The strongest and most repeated theme is that of control, especially when shown through the eyes of each book's main character. Whether it ... is showing control by the controlling of others, or the desire and need to control others, or the lack of control people can have over themselves and the world around them, the issues of control are shown in every form. In Their Eyes Were Watching God ... that ...

• Word Count: 1902
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... morning with cheer and a prayer. She brings in the sunshine to the house of the seven gables. Phoebe is like "god's angel." She is the symbolism of newness. She possesses the quality to spread cheer around her surroundings. She plans to stay ... is the last Pyncheon left besides Phoebe, Hepzibah, and Jaffrey. Phoebe enters the garden, and notices a man there. He is watching her and introduces himself to her. He tells that the chickens that she is feeding, only respond to her because she is ... and live on. The next morning when Phoebe awoke, Hepzibah was already in the kitchen baking an...

• Word Count: 2022
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School