Wednesday, November 21, 2007

their eyes were watching god

The first thing i thught about the book was that it finally of poetry and it would probably be easier to read this book.But then soon as i opened it and starting reading i was wrong it was not as easy as i thought it would be. When i started reading I had to stop and reread things to understand it. The southern dialogue is ahrd to understand but i think it help the reader get into the book more see the picture clearer of what is actually going on. The first thing in the book that made me think of autobiography of a excolored man was when janie didnt realize that she was black until she saw the picture of her self. In the excolored man he did not realize he was black either until he saw it for himself.
As far as janie goes she is a confusing character i feel like janie wants to find that perfect love but cant find all the things she wants in one man well not yet a least. She is settling for a man that has some of the qualities that she wants. hen she will go onto the nest man when she cant take that man anymore and he is not meeting her needs anymore or not cutting anymore. I think that janie is a weak person because she lets men be in control of her but then again when she gets feed up with it she leaves them like with logan so she is strong women in some ways.
the themes that i see i the book that are repeating are reference to nature and the reference to god.An example of this was on page 8" janie saw her life like a great tree in leaf with th things suffered." this reminds me of cane becuase he refers women as nature.
So overall i like the book i just wish it was a little easier to read.

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