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Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God first published 1937.
Their Eyes Were Watching God Questions and Answers
The Question and Answer section for Their Eyes Were Watching God is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
In context, Hurston is exposing racism when discussing burials because of the way that white officials disrepect black bodies by disposing of them in mass graves, rather then showing them respect by giving them a proper burial.
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Nature, in the form of buzzards, is able to articulate Janie's rage, and speak for the mule. The chief buzzard is seems like a religious figure; Hurston refers to him as the Parson. When the Parson asks what killed the mule, the other buzzard's...
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I would say the closest is:
- Men are often secretly scared and self-doubting, whereas women are bold and brave
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