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The Candle Sitters In Their Eyes Were Watching God By Zora Neal Hurston

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A time of artistic and musical talent. A time of inspiration, happiness, and renewal. A time, of change, delightment, and excitement. The rise of black people as a community and how they contributed to society in America.

Zora Neal Hurstson

Zora Neal Hurstson’s

Janie, Tea Cake, Nanny, Mrs. Turner, Logan, Jody
Janie shows her husbands the goals she wants to make, and she searches for her identity and where she fits in society thoughout the story.

Zora Neale Hurston’s writing is both a reflection of and a departure from the ideas of the Harlem Renaissance.

The porch sitters in Their Eyes Were Watching God reflected negatively on the image of how the majority of black people wished to be newly portrayed by gossiping ignorantly and degradingly …show more content…

They are talking down about Janie and the way she appears to be, and curious why she is back in town.

“What she doin back here in dem overhalls?”

They are stalking negatively about others in the community, gossiping together and the way they speak laks the use of proper grammar making them sound ignorant.

The porch sitters and the way they gossip about the people in their town negatively affects the way African-Americans wanted to be portrayed during the time of the harlem rennaisance, they wanted to be viewed as educated and positive to society. The porch sitters contradict this image.

Mrs. Turner and the way she talks about African-American people.

“We’se goin’ back tuh Miami where folks is civilized.” (Page 153)

Mrs. Turner

They were in a resturaunt drinking and people came in and were gonna take a seat but Mrs. T and tea cake weren’t ready to leave yet, and it caused a whole ruckus and Mrs T struck someone the hardest she could.

“Mrs. Turner hit at him the best she could with her hurt hand.” (Page 152)

Mrs. Turner Displays an image of aggression and abuse towards the African-American race, and shows the lack of civilization within

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