... 50 published short stories, plays, and essays, she is best known for her 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. Love plays a very important role in Hurston's "Their Eyes were watching God". Hurston's best novel describes the life of Janie, a black woman at the turn of the century. Janie is raised by her ... life, Janie's quest is for independence rather than satisfaction. Janie spent her days looking for love, happiness, and freedom. She thought of love just as she thought of the elements of springtime. Meanwhile, Janie searches for love and she gets married three times. Each marriage h...

• Word Count: 1360
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... home, along with the monk. With the merchant never once questioning their honor, the wife and the monk take advantage of his leave in order to consummate their relationship. Although later the wife almost gets caught, ultimately her husband never learns ... to stay by his side, she is eventually able to cheat on him and get away with it. Because of his loss of sight, he becomes extremely worried that his wife might cuckold him, so he forces her to remain with him ... this story, a rich, old carpenter named John is married to an eighteen-year old girl, Alison. A student by the name of N...

• Word Count: 1696
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School