Their Eyes were watching god thought piece
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Karina Carpio 11/04/10 Period 5 AP Language and Composition Hurston Thought Piece In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston celebrates a woman?s awakening to her own place in the world and learning how to love herself after years of oppression Having endured abandonment, betrayal, powerlessness, and entrapment, Janie finally achieves independence when her road towards self-discovery leads her to a mutually loving relationship with Tea Cake, who shows her love?s power to transform. Through the use of various stylistic techniques, Hurston emphasizes recurring themes throughout Janie?s journey, and especially in the last five chapters of the novel.