THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD Final Chapters What

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THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD Final Chapters

THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD Final Chapters

�What practical role does the hurricane play in the narrative structure of the novel

�What practical role does the hurricane play in the narrative structure of the novel and the development of the novel’s theme? Plot

�How does Hurston revisit theme of community before, during and after the hurricane? Theme

�How does Hurston revisit theme of community before, during and after the hurricane? Theme

�What is it and how does it apply to Hurston’s novel? Folklore/Myth

�What is it and how does it apply to Hurston’s novel? Folklore/Myth

�How does Hurston weave folklore into the narrative within Chapter Eighteen? Narrative

�How does Hurston weave folklore into the narrative within Chapter Eighteen? Narrative

�What is the significance of the instructions given by the white workers to the

�What is the significance of the instructions given by the white workers to the black men they forcefully enlisted to help bury the dead? Interpretation

�What do the circumstances of Tea Cake’s death illustrate about Janie? Plot/Characterization

�What do the circumstances of Tea Cake’s death illustrate about Janie? Plot/Characterization

�What unifying theme comes full circle in Janie’s revelations to Pheoby? Theme

�What unifying theme comes full circle in Janie’s revelations to Pheoby? Theme

�When Janie returns to the bedroom she last shared with Tea Cake, what symbolic

�When Janie returns to the bedroom she last shared with Tea Cake, what symbolic quest finally ends? Interpretation

�What were Janie’s accomplishments? �What were the costs or sacrifices for her accomplishments? �Was

�What were Janie’s accomplishments? �What were the costs or sacrifices for her accomplishments? �Was it worth it? Opinion

�Why did Hurston write the story? Did she accomplish what she set out to

�Why did Hurston write the story? Did she accomplish what she set out to do? Interpretation

�Why are white people omitted until the last chapters? How might this reflect Hurston’s

�Why are white people omitted until the last chapters? How might this reflect Hurston’s literary goals? Interpretation

�Why was the novel titled, THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD? Opinion

�Why was the novel titled, THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD? Opinion

�How would you describe Hurston’s style as a writer? Writer’s Style

�How would you describe Hurston’s style as a writer? Writer’s Style

�Why/how are these literary features significant to the story and to Hurston as a

�Why/how are these literary features significant to the story and to Hurston as a writer? ◦ Metaphors ◦ Symbols ◦ Motifs ◦ Imagery ◦ Irony ◦ Frame Narration Writer’s Style

�Hurston enhances her frame narrative with her expert use of imagery. Relate the imagery

�Hurston enhances her frame narrative with her expert use of imagery. Relate the imagery with which Hurston begins the novel with the imagery with which she closes the novel. Imagery