Their Eyes were watching God: Part I

Their eyes were watching God seems to me to be a different story than the rest we have read so far. The characters are passionate and set in their own ways and thoughts. The main character Janie starts off the narrative as a little girl describing how she saw herself for the first time and didn’t consider herself different from the rest until others pointed it out to her. But it’s not just a story about identity it’s a story about survival and about finding the true meaning of life through its various stages. Janie is faced with a series of obstacles that she must overcome differently each time. She thinks about what is best for her and does it but then realizes that she can do so much more and decides that happiness is what she really wants to pursue in life. Yet, like all humans, we are afraid to face the unknown and actually venture into this quest for happiness. We fear the unknown and decide that stability is the best to lead a happy life. This stability we see is not enough for Janie until she meets Tea Cake. He becomes the one man whom treats her the way she should be treated and discovers the true meaning of love.