Theme Words:
- Jealousy
- Time/ Waiting
- Perseverance
- Dreams
-Doubt
-Self Love
-Community
-Struggle
-Ambition
-Personal Growth
-Overcoming Adveristy
-Marriage
-Idealism
Waiting:
In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neal Hurston repeatedly selects words centered around time and in particular, waiting for things. Through Janie's struggle to push herself into action, Hurston suggests that we shouldn't wait for things to come to us, because it's a waste of valuable time, but instead we should constantly pursue our dreams.
Doubt:
In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston often notes how the main character, Janie, doubts herself and thus, takes a long time to be happy. She implies that self-doubt undermines our ability to achieve our goals.
Idealism:
Throughout Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston shows her characters pursuing idealistic love or success and they all struggle and have a hard time finding happiness. Hurston suggests that something does not necessarily have to be perfectly ideal for someone to be happy, that we can find happiness in flawed society because we are flawed people.
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