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Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 10: The Title
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Free will vs. Predestination. One of the many interpretations for the title Their Eyes Were Watching God. We personally like, “Stop Staring at Me...

Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 1: Preface
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Their eyes might’ve been watching God, but our eyes are watching Zora Neal Hurston. Hit play to learn more about Hurston and the Harlem Renaissance.

Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 2: Narrative Structure
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Their Eyes Were Watching God is about Janie’s coming of age story towards the path of self-discovery, just like Luke from Star Wars. Seriously, J...

Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 3: Vernacular
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So ye be wantin’ to learn more about vernacular? Arrr...then keep a weather eye out...and...wait. This book wasn’t written in pirate vernacular...

Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 4: Janie
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Instead of being shoved into a cookie cutter mold, Janie breaks free and builds a gingerbread house of self-discovery and individuality. Great. N...

Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 5: Janie's Quest
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Instead of a quest for the Holy Grail, Janie is on a quest for self-discovery. Gotta be honest, the Grail quest sounds way more interesting. But......

Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 6: Janie's Voice
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A story about voices couldn’t have been framed better than in a frame narrative. Well...maybe in a really classy picture frame. Like, the ones th...

Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 7: The Porch
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In Their Eyes Were Watching God, the porch was the place to be. Watch the video to learn more about the porch as a symbol, and see if they ever ins...

Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 8: Flashbacks
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Janie doesn’t let gossip rule her life. Instead, she counteracts it by telling her own story. Hang on...that’s juicy. We need to tell somebod...

Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 9: A Radical Story
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Zora Neale Hurston always exposed the truth regardless of the consequences. There are a lot of little kids still crying over Santa Claus not bein...