Their Eyes Were Watching God
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Themes
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Gender Roles and Relations
Voice, Language and Storytelling
Desire, Love, and Independence
Power, Judgment, and Jealousy
Race and Racism
Quotes
Characters
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Janie Crawford
Tea Cake
Jody Starks
Logan Killicks
Nanny Crawford
Leafy Crawford
Pheoby Watson
Sam Watson
Captain Eaton
Hezekiah Potts
Mr. and Mrs. Robbins
Annie Tyler and Who Flung
Mrs. Turner
Dr. Simmons
Symbols
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The Horizon
The Pear Tree
Checkers
Mule
The Hurricane
Literary Devices
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Allegory
Alliteration
Allusions
Dialect
Foil
Foreshadowing
Frame Story
Genre
Idioms
Imagery
Metaphors
Mood
Pathos
Personification
Setting
Similes
Stream of Consciousness
Style
Tone
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Zora Neale Hurston
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Themes
All Themes
Gender Roles and Relations
Voice, Language and Storytelling
Desire, Love, and Independence
Power, Judgment, and Jealousy
Race and Racism
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Janie Crawford
Tea Cake
Jody Starks
Logan Killicks
Nanny Crawford
Leafy Crawford
Pheoby Watson
Sam Watson
Captain Eaton
Hezekiah Potts
Mr. and Mrs. Robbins
Annie Tyler and Who Flung
Mrs. Turner
Dr. Simmons
Symbols
All Symbols
The Horizon
The Pear Tree
Checkers
Mule
The Hurricane
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allegory
Alliteration
Allusions
Dialect
Foil
Foreshadowing
Frame Story
Genre
Idioms
Imagery
Metaphors
Mood
Pathos
Personification
Setting
Similes
Stream of Consciousness
Style
Tone
Theme Wheel
Theme Viz
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