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    This document provides guidance for analyzing Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. It outlines 6 major coding areas to focus on, including plot points, narration, imagery, characterization of the main characters, and recurring motifs and symbols. It then provides a reading schedule and potential essay prompts focusing on themes like gender roles, the treatment of women, and Janie's journey to finding her voice.

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    This document provides guidance for analyzing Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. It outlines 6 major coding areas to focus on, including plot points, narration, imagery, characterization of the main characters, and recurring motifs and symbols. It then provides a reading schedule and potential essay prompts focusing on themes like gender roles, the treatment of women, and Janie's journey to finding her voice.

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    of 3

    TheirEyesWereWatchingGod

    CodingAreas:

    1.Majorplotpoints

    2.Shiftsinnarration/pointofview

    3.Richimageryandfigurativelanguage

    4.Characterization:

    Janie

    Phoebe

    Logan

    Joe(Jody)

    TeaCake

    5.Motifs/Symbolism:

    Male/femalerelationships
    (M/F)

    Rolesofmen/women
    (ROLES)

    Natureofstorytelling/playful
    language

    (NAT)

    Trees
    (TREES)

    Eyes/seeing/watching
    (EYES)

    God/religion
    (GOD)

    Mules
    (MULE)

    Hair
    (HAIR)

    6.Other(essay/project):

    Reading/AnnotationDueDates:

    April16th:Chapters23bythe
    secondhalfofclass

    April21st:Chapter4

    April22nd:Chapters56

    April27th:Chapters79

    April30th:Chapters1012

    May1st:Chapters1316

    May4th:Chapters1720

    Essay/ProjectPotentialPrompts

    1. Afteryearsofpolitesubmissiontohermalecounterparts,Janiegainshervoicein
    Chapters7and8.PriortoherdefianceofJoe,JanieobservesthewayDaisy,Mrs.Bogle,
    andMrs.Robbinsaretreatedbythemen.ThesethreeEatonvillewomenprovide
    caricaturesquick,stereotypedsketchesofwhatitmeanstobeablackwomaninthis
    smallFloridatown.Inwhatwaysdothesecaricatureshighlightalargerdisrespecttoward
    women?HowdotheyshowJaniesincreasingdifficultywiththewaymenjudge
    women?

    2. TheelaborateburialofBonnersmuledrawsonanincidentHurstonrecountsin
    TellMy
    Horse,
    inwhichtheHaitianpresidentorderedanornatefuneralforhispetgoat.Although
    thissceneiscomic,howisitalsotragic?Whatistherelationshipbetweenmulesand
    womeninthisnovel,andhowisthishighlightedbythewayEatonvilletreatsthismule?

    3. In1937,thenovelistRichardWright(
    NativeSon
    )reviewed
    TheirEyesWereWatching
    God.
    Heargued:MissHurstonvoluntarilycontinuesinhernovelthetraditionwhich
    wasforcedupontheNegrointhetheater,thatis,theminstreltechniquethatmakesthe
    whitefolkslaughThenovelcarriesnotheme,nomessage,nothought.Inthemain,her
    novelisnotaddressedtotheNegro,buttoawhiteaudiencewhosechauvinistictastesshe
    knowshowtosatisfy.Howwouldyouanswerhiscriticism?

    4. WhatistherelationshipbetweenJaniessilentvoiceandhercloisteredhair?What
    happenstoJanieaftershetoreoff[her]kerchief...andletdownherplentifulhair
    (Chapter8)?Howdoesherhairreflectherwomanhood?

    5. CompareJaniewithDeliafromHurstonsshortstorySweat.Sweatisoneofthefew
    storiesHurstonpublishedduringtheHarlemRenaissance.Howdobothstories
    demonstrateHurstonsuseofblackidiom?
    Friday,May15th:
    TheirEyesWereWatchingGod
    projectduewithyourePortfolioby3:30pm

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