Please post your annotation for the critical essay on Their Eyes Were Watching God. Don't forgot proper MLA citation. 200-300 words.
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Trey Chestnut
3/12/2014 10:54:08 pm
Simmons, Ryan. “The Hierarchy Itself: Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God and the Sacrifice of Narrative Authority.”African American Review
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Raegan C.
3/16/2014 05:03:22 am
Hattenhauer, Darryl. "The death of Janie Crawford: tragedy and the American Dream in 'Their Eyes Were Watching God.' (Special Issue: Varieties of Ethnic Criticism)." MELUS 19.1 (1994): 45+. Diversity Studies Collection. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
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Conner Brown
3/16/2014 06:36:53 am
Hattenhauer, Darryl. "The death of Janie Crawford: tragedy and the American Dream in 'Their Eyes Were Watching God.' (Special Issue: Varieties of Ethnic Criticism)." MELUS 19.1 (1994): 45+. Diversity Studies Collection. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
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Julia B.
3/16/2014 08:39:51 pm
Hattenhauer, Darryl. "The death of Janie Crawford: tragedy and the American Dream in 'Their Eyes Were Watching God.' (Special Issue: Varieties of Ethnic Criticism)." MELUS 19.1 (1994): 45+. Diversity Studies Collection. Web. 28 Feb. 2013
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Georgie P
3/17/2014 04:01:47 am
L. Bealer, Tracey. The Kiss of Memory: The Problem of Love in Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God. African American Review 43.2-3 (Summer/Fall 2009): 311-327. 2009.
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Bethany Balentine
3/17/2014 05:26:38 am
Racine, Maria J. “Voice and interiority in Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God.’ (Black Women’s Culture Issue).”African American Review 28.2 (1994): 283+. Student Edition. Web. 15 Mar. 2013.
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Daniel C.
3/17/2014 07:31:28 am
Hattenhauer, Darryl. "The death of Janie Crawford: tragedy and the American Dream in 'Their Eyes Were Watching God.' (Special Issue: Varieties of Ethnic Criticism)." MELUS 19.1 (1994): 45+. Diversity Studies Collection. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
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stephen
3/17/2014 10:56:18 am
Ramsey, William M. “The Compelling Ambivalence of Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God.”
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Angelique K.
3/18/2014 12:18:33 am
Hattenhauer, Darryl. "The death of Janie Crawford: tragedy and the American Dream in 'Their Eyes Were Watching God.' (Special Issue: Varieties of Ethnic Criticism)." MELUS 19.1 (1994): 45+. Diversity Studies Collection. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
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Ryan M
3/18/2014 05:20:03 am
In the article Their eyes Were Watching God and in The Hierachy Itself, Ryan Simmons says that the focus of Their Eyes were Watching God isn't really one that is only based on gender roles, but also political themes.. Ryan Simmons says that the novel says was trying to find a third leader for African-Americans. In Ryan Simmon's own words, “Their Eyes, then, represents search for a "third way" which is a method for breaking out from patterns of, having respect. In the critical essay Ryan Simmons says that WEB DuBois, was too self-centered and despite the material that benefits his leadership, it also brings about intimidation that others fear. Logan Killicks, then, represents Booker T, who is more concerned with stability rather than happiness or success. The third way that the essay talked about was necessary in order for change in the African American Community.
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Yahaira S.
3/18/2014 06:41:51 am
Hattenhauer, Darryl. “The death of Janie Crawford: tragedy and the American Dream in “Their Eyes Were Watching God.’ (Special Issue: Varieties of Ethnic Criticism).” MELUS 19.1 (1994): 45+. Diversity Studies Collection. Web.28 Feb. 2013.
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Molly R
3/18/2014 09:04:37 am
Racine, Maria J. "Voice and interiority in Zora Neale Hurston's 'Their Eyes Were Watching God.' (Black Women's Culture Issue)." African American Review 28.2 (1994): 283+. Student Edition. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
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rachel pagio
3/18/2014 09:15:05 am
Racine, Maria J. “Voice and interiority in Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God.’ (Black Women’s Culture Issue.)” African American Review 28.2 (1994): 283+. Student Edition. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
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Gabrielle L
3/19/2014 09:40:00 am
Racine, Maria J. “Voice and interiority in Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God.’ (Black Women’s Culture Issue.)” African American Review 28.2 (1994): 283+. Student Edition. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
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Cj W.
3/20/2014 03:41:55 am
Clarke, Deborah. "The Porch Couldn't Talk: Voice and Vision in Their Eyes Were Watching God". African American Review. Volume 35, Number 24. 2001.
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Buse
3/21/2014 09:21:01 am
Hattenhauer, Darryl. "The death of Janie Crawford: tragedy and the American Dream in 'Their Eyes Were Watching God.' (Special Issue: Varieties of Ethnic Criticism)." MELUS 19.1 (1994): 45+. Diversity Studies Collection. Web. 28 Feb. 2013
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Maurie
3/22/2014 12:22:25 am
Hattenhauer, Darryl. "The death of Janie Crawford: tragedy and the American Dream in 'Their Eyes Were Watching God.' (Speacial Issue: Varieties of Ethnic Criticism)." MELUS 19.1 (1994): 45+. Diversity Studies Collection. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
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Tasha S
3/23/2014 02:00:09 am
In the critical essay “The Compelling Ambivalence of Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God,” William M. Ramsey looks at the impact of Janie’s relationships for her life and for the novel’s development. The essay starts off to be very negative to the entire work since, in his opinion, it could have been written much better if she had not rushed to write the entire novel in seven weeks. One of the earlier focus for critique is that the ending of the novel leaves little room for closure since Janie has not shown that she can be completely independent this could symbolize (according to Ramsey) that Hurston has yet to develop full autonomy herself. “The novel’s opening words, comparing people’s dreams to “ ships at a distance” that “sail forever on the horizon”, establish Janie as someone who has sailed to the horizon (much as Hurston had sailed to the Caribbean just before writing this narrative,) (pg. 41). Ramsey continues to point out things in the novel and pieces of Hurston life that coincide with one another. Other things that are mentioned are the social differences between Janie and each husband, how class status affects rank in society, and the bounds of society. These topics are widely covered within the novel especially through the way society judges Janie for marrying Tea Cake. In fact, Ramsey includes an analysis on how the marriage with Tea Cake allows Janie to attain liberation, but not satisfaction. Finally, the ambivalence (part of the title of the essay) is reviewed and summed up greatly with “Hurston is profoundly ambivalent because the privileging of her own autonomy undercuts some of the values the novel means to promote,” (pg. 40).
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Beau Timmons
3/23/2014 11:30:39 pm
Hattenhauer, Darryl. "The death of Janie Crawford: tragedy and the American Dream in 'Their Eyes Were Watching God.' (Special Issue: Varieties of Ethnic Criticism)." MELUS 19.1 (1994): 45+. Diversity Studies Collection. Web. 28 Feb. 2013
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Sarah Phillips
3/24/2014 03:38:33 pm
In Maria J. Racine’s “Voice and interiority in Zora Neale hurston’s ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God.’” She speaks about Janie’s voice throughout the piece and how at certain times it is revealed. She describes her amount of ‘voice’ in comparison to the relationships she was in with certain men. Racine made a point that “her voice develops as her relationships improve”, this is very apparent throughout (Racine 1). Janie’s first encounter, Johnny Taylor, she realizes that he just represents a relationship of passion, rather than someone who is trying to gain control over her. He also “[was] a man without a voice” (Racine 1). Because Taylor is incapable of take care of Janie she is incline to marry Logan Killick. Throughout her relationship with Logan, he is also unable to express himself, therefore she has “no means of understanding Logan” (Racine 3). In search of someone who is more is more “enthusiastic and energetic”, Janie leaves Logan in a heartbeat Jody who’s eccentric personality was much more appealing (Racine 3). Before Janie knows it, her voice is taken from her once again. Jody is so focused on his public appeal and his “attractiveness” that in order to enable his voice he “comes to depend on shutting up hers” (Racine 3). Not only does Jody literally take away Janie’s voice by not allowing her to publically speak or make many public appearances for that matter, but he also takes away her hair, a form of her expression. He does this in response to his insecurities. Throughout her marriage to Jody Starks, she begins noticing that he is taking his voice from her. Secretly Janie “[takes] a step toward attaining her own voice, thus, control over her life” (Racine 5). After being freed from the restrictive marriage she was in, Janie walks into her relationship and marriage with Tea Cake very openly. She realizes from the start, that he is offering her the opportunity of and emotionally and physically because “he has the ability to express more intensely his feelings for and about Janie than either of the other prominent men in her life” (Racine 5). It is not until after Janie has to kill Tea Cake that she is fully independent and has her full voice. Janie realizes this and begins to tell Phoeby, who soon realizes what she is missing. If only the book were to go on, we would see Janie’s realizations spread throughout the entire population of women.
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Angela B.
3/26/2014 10:15:08 pm
Miller, Shawn E. "“Some Other Way to Try”: From Defiance to Creative Submission in Their Eyes Were Watching God." Web.
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Jurrien A.
3/27/2014 05:45:09 am
Hattenhauer, Darryl. "The death of Janie Crawford: tragedy and the American Dream in 'Their Eyes Were Watching God.' (Special Issue: Varieties of Ethnic Criticism)." MELUS 19.1 (1994): 45+. Diversity Studies Collection. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
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