... told what to do and how to live her life. She searched to find a peace that made her whole and made her feel like a complete person. To make her feel like she is in fact an individual and that she was not like everyone else. 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. This was especially true for black women such ... as Janie...

• Word Count: 1450
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... maintains its power structure through the use of religion, feminism, laws that isolate people from communication to one another and their families, and the fear of punishment for disobeying the law. Religion is used to put fear into the eyes of the people in Gilead about going against God because they will be punished. The newly formed society follows law that women must obey all ... after it. I can pick up where I left off" (50). Lastly, lack of feminism is a one of the big themes throughout the book. Men were superior to women and had complete authority over them. While there were wom...

• Word Count: 1811
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... 's is through literature, folk tales and other forms of story telling. Unfortunately, a lot of individuals were unable to fully express themselves due to strong social implications regarding a woman's role in society and other cultural expectations. In Zora Neale Hurston's novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston disregarded the typical gender conventions of her time when she created Janie Mae Crawford, the main character in her book. ... Over the course of the novel, Janie embarks on a journey, both physically and spiritually where she searches for a sense of personal identity, indep...

• Word Count: 1946
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School