Their Eyes Were Watching God: Plot Analysis
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
EXPOSITION
- Janie Crawford, an attractive, confident, middle-aged black lady
- Janie returns to Eatonville, FL after a long absence away with her husband, Teacake
- The townspeople begin to stir and wonder what happened to her and create rumors
- Janie's loyal friend Pheoby goes to speak to Janie about her life
- Janie begins to tell Pheoby her life story...
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RISING ACTION
- Janie explains that her grandmother raised her after her mom ran off.
- Nanny arranges a marrige for Janie and a black farmer, Logan.
- Janie is not content with her dull husband and soon flees with an elegant man, Joe.
- Janie and Joe settle at a newly established town (Eatonville) where Joe becomes mayor.
- Joe and Janie quickly get settled in town and live good, until Joe turns to a tyrant
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CLIMAX
- Jody dies of a bad kidney and Janie feels relieved.
- After 9 months Janie remarries a commoner, Tea Cake.
- They move to the Everglades & after 2 years a hurricane emerges.
- Tea Cake falls sick (after being bit by a dog) and hallucinates.
- Tea Cake tries to kill Janie (over jealousy), but gets killed by Janie.
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FALLING ACTION
- Janie is found innocent in court.
- The white folk support Janie's decisions.
- Janie decides to head to Eatonville.
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RESOLUTION
- Janie is back at Eatonville and has finally lived life.
- She has faced her conflict of people's values enforced on her.
- She learns that she doesn't need a man to be happy.
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THEME
- I think the overall theme is relationship/love independence.
- "Before she slept that night she burnt up every one of her head rags.. (Neale 89)."
- This quote uses the head rags as a symbol of constraint on Janie's life.
- When Janie burns the rags it's as if she is free and independent.
- Janie takes her whole journey to see that independence is meaningful.
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