Despite its profound position, the novel Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston has been challenged of its place in high school student's education by parents and educational groups. ... However, Their Eyes were Watching God should contain its place in the high school English curriculum because of two reasons: its significance in American History and the moral of love and self-expression. ... "A parent objected to the novel [Their Eyes were Watching God]'s language and sexual explicitness" (Banned And/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course To...

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The Search for Happiness in Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God It is human nature to look for happiness. ... The standing in the community means a great deal, just like Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God illustrates. Janie, the main character in the book, was raised by her grandmother. ... Now if I may go off the subject for a moment I would like to say how beautifully and descriptively the book is written. ... As the book shows the strong relationship between mother and child is important in the African-American community, and the ...

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My topic is how the character, Janie, is the true villain in the book, "Their Eyes Were Watching God." I have chosen this topic because I believe I can convince the reader that she is the antagonist in the story while others think she is the protagonist. I will support that she didn't truly love any...

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In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, the author, Zora Neale Hurston uses a technique called symbolism with the characters to create a story. ... She wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God in seven weeks, which was published on September 18, 1937. ... In the book Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston describes the journey of Janie Crawford, the main character, to find herself. ... The symbol of a mule is often used in this book. ... In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston uses symbolism to show how the society and the time period oppressed women. ...

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What I have learned from the book Their Eyes Were Watching God. ... When I finished the book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and was given the question I actually thought about it. ... The gender roles in the book are clearly and relatively unquestioned. I have also learned from this book to be loyal to the people you love. ... I feel that is the truth, because I have learned more from this book than any other book I have ever read. ...

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Their Eyes Were Watching God In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie battles to find Individualism within herself. ... During the time of "Their Eyes", the correct way to treat women was to show them who was in charge and who was inferior. Men were looked to as the superior being, the one who women were supposed to look up to and serve. ... Towards the end of the book, Janie resents her grandmother for "living" her life for her and planning her future. ... "To Janie's strange eyes, everything in the Everglades was big and new." ...

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"Their Eyes Were Watching God," by Zora Neale Hurston tells the story of a middle-aged black women named Janie Crawford who lives in Eatonville, Florida. ... She wants to run away but she knows there was no were else for her to go. ... Other couples are jealous of their relationship. ... This book was incredibly good. ... Their Eyes Were Watching God was very will written as she gives us an outlook how women was perceived back then and how they was not able to have their own, but somehow the character of Janie Crawford shows us different. ...

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The struggle of women in a male-dominated society is a key focal point in Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God." ... Characters play a vital role in the development of the plot of "Their Eyes Were Watching God." ... Janie is also an object of lust for all men who lay eyes upon her. ... As seen throughout "Their Eyes Were Watching God," several literary devices are encompassed in the novel. ... These themes and their connection to Janie are further enhanced through the use of symbolism. ...

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In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie battles to find individualism within herself. During the time of "Their Eyes", the correct way to treat women was to show them who was in charge and who was inferior. Men were looked to as the superior being, the one who women were supposed to look up to and serve. ... "She must look on herself as the bell-cow, the other women were the gang." ... "To Janie's strange eyes, everything in the Everglades was big and new." ...

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Zora Neale Hurston's book Their Eyes Were Watching God discusses a hunt for independence and self-reliance through the personal journey of the main character. ... She describes how "she hated her grandmother Nanny had taken the biggest thing God ever made, the horizon"(Hurston 85-86). ... Her final conclusions are that "they got tuh go tuh God, and they got to find out about livin' fuh theyselves"(Hurston, 183). ...

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In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie went from Logan, her first husband, to Jody, her second husband, to Tea Cake, her third husband, before she found who she really was. ... For example, in the book, Janie's hair symbolizes her identity. ... Throughout the whole book, Janie's hair was a big part of who she was. ...

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Janie Crawford, in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching G-d, embarks on a journey towards self-actualization. Hurston, known for her aesthetic language and symbolism, utilizes these traits throughout the book. ... Janie experiences many ups and downs throughout the book, but finally she sees the horizon and emerges as the free spirited woman that she has always yearned to be. ... She agrees to partake in an arranged marriage out of fear that if she didn't, she would follow in the footsteps of Nanny and Janie's mother, both of whom were raped. ... At the beginning ...

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The captain astonished asks Jonah to pray to his God so their lives may be spare. ... Jonah is angry at the ministry's outcome so he goes east to watch the city. ... Yet is God supposed to show no mercy for people, who do not know "their right hand from their left", who are lost and the innocent cattle? ... But Jonah is no hero: he is deliberately portrayed in a very poor light,"(175), which is the reason why I believe that the author of this story wanted to show the Jews of that time that their ethnocentric vindictive views were wrong. ... And the fact that the author placed Jonah in a...

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The rules in the New Republic of Gilead were described as the words of God. ... Throughout the book, the males took control over society, and took their religious practices to a new level by explaining that God is angry at his people. ... At all times, the handmaids feared that they were being watched. ... They are never alone; someone is watching their every move. ... All forms of torture and execution were used to keep the people under control and armies of anonymous spies called the "eyes" were used to report to their government the unacceptable behavior of their people, so that ...

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But the serpent tells Eve the opposite; "you will not die for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.... The Bible is called the book of God's words. It is also considered the bestselling book in history. ... Yes, they were able to discern sin, but it wasn't what they expected it to be in the end. ... Yes, God is omnipotent and always watching us, but he is not normally malicious. ...

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When Janie leaves Eatonville to meet and marry Teacake in Jacksonville were they both "stayed at home and rested" (p.117) while the other two nights were packed with excitement as they went to a show and then rode a trolley car around. ... The book is getting pretty confusing, but is also grabbing my attention. ...

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When a director chooses to create a film based on a novel, their own personal vision of the book is brought to life. A film maker has, at there disposal a variety of tools that a novelist cannot use.Some of the things a novelist cant use are camera angles, sound effects, musical score, make up, casting decisions, film location.I read the novel and watched the film and i think the film ran preety close to the book.The dialogues for the most part were exactly the same and the scenes in the movies seemed to fit those of the book very well. ... The eyes of Doctor T.J Eckleburg on a billboard in...

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"No prayers were said over his tomb. ... " I watched darkness fade through the bluish skylights in the roof . ... By the middle of this book all the faith Elie has in God is no where to be seen. ... He talks about the Jewish people doing so much for their God, but why are they being punished? ... The lost of faith in these three things, innocence, family and God, all contribute to the emotional death of Elie at the end of the book. ...

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I remember the video that we watched on the 6th of November (I cannot remember the title though) and how women were treated. ... They had only just converted to Islam in their eyes. ... Caste systems in Thull were a huge part of their dushmani. ... In the men's eyes, God gives ghrairat to all male Muslims at birth. ... At the end of the book, his journal entries were very disturbing. ...

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He focuses a good portion of the book on God Himself. ... When You were deceived by Adam and Eve, You drove them out of Paradise. ... When Sodom no longer found favor in Your eyes, You made the sky rain down fire and sulphur. ... I have even watched documentaries on the subject. ... Wiesel's book forces the reader to think, feel, and endure the misery that millions were forced to experience during the second world war. ...

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The Great Gatsby is a book about class, wealth, and social standing. ... The eyes look out over the valley of ashes and symbolize an almighty god watching over everything immoral and disdainful that happens in between West Egg and New York. ... Eckleberg serve as a reminder of the guilt of their actions. ... Owl Eyes tells us that most people were brought to Gatsby's parties (50). ... Throughout the book, "The Great Gatsby", F. ...

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Waite The Psychopathic God: Adolph Hitler In Robert G. ... Waite's book, entitled, The Psychopathic God: Adolf Hitler, he delves deep into the mind of one of the world's most notorious and destructive rulers of all time. ... Perhaps Hitler's most profound features were his eyes. ... All were products of the devil, in his eyes. ... The book, The Psychopathic God: Adolf Hitler, was extremely interesting to me. ...

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On a billboard are the luminous blue eyes of Dr. ... Fitzgerald uses this to indicate god watching over them, but the billboard has been abandoned and forgotten, showing their corruption as they are turned from god when religion is forgotten in their pursuit for wealth(The Symbol I). The blue in his eyes shows the corruption of the spirit. ... "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy - they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made."" The char...

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On the third remove she is given a book that is the answer to all her troubles. ... "Thus saith the Lord, refrain thy voice weeping, and thine eyes from tears, for thy work shall be rewarded" (Jeremiah 31.16). She watched as the Indians attacked and killed a woman and her child. ... She not only endured watching many Christian people whom she loved die for their faith, but she was forced to be a slave. ... After hearing this news, her spirits were renewed, knowing she might be going home soon. ...

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People are already likely to do anything for their God especially when they live in fear of punishment or death. ... Religion is used to put fear into the eyes of the people in Gilead about going against God because they will be punished. ... They have Eyes that watch over everyone; anyone who is under suspicion or thought to have said something wrong was immediately caught and sent away or hanged-or so we thought-on the "Town Wall" for everyone to stare upon. ... Women were not allowed to read like the men were, they weren't "smart enough" or their "purpose"...

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