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Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 1: Preface
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Their eyes might’ve been watching God, but our eyes are watching Zora Neal Hurston. Hit play to learn more about Hurston and the Harlem Renaissance.

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 2: Narrative Structure
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Their Eyes Were Watching God is about Janie’s coming of age story towards the path of self-discovery, just like Luke from Star Wars. Seriously, J...

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 3: Vernacular
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So ye be wantin’ to learn more about vernacular? Arrr...then keep a weather eye out...and...wait. This book wasn’t written in pirate vernacular...

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 4: Janie
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Instead of being shoved into a cookie cutter mold, Janie breaks free and builds a gingerbread house of self-discovery and individuality. Great. N...

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 5: Janie's Quest
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Instead of a quest for the Holy Grail, Janie is on a quest for self-discovery. Gotta be honest, the Grail quest sounds way more interesting. But......

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 6: Janie's Voice
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A story about voices couldn’t have been framed better than in a frame narrative. Well...maybe in a really classy picture frame. Like, the ones th...

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 7: The Porch
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In Their Eyes Were Watching God, the porch was the place to be. Watch the video to learn more about the porch as a symbol, and see if they ever ins...

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 8: Flashbacks
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Janie doesn’t let gossip rule her life. Instead, she counteracts it by telling her own story. Hang on...that’s juicy. We need to tell somebod...

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 9: A Radical Story
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Zora Neale Hurston always exposed the truth regardless of the consequences. There are a lot of little kids still crying over Santa Claus not bein...

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Part 10: The Title
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Free will vs. Predestination. One of the many interpretations for the title Their Eyes Were Watching God. We personally like, “Stop Staring at Me...