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Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

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Summary
Characters
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Plot Analysis
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Genre
- Allusions
- Style
- Point of View
- Tone
- Foreshadowing
- Key Facts
- Is Tea Cake a good or bad person?
Quotes
- Important Quotes Explained
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Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz

Further Study Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz

1 of 5
What does Janie learn about silence?

It can be a form of power.
It can lead to misunderstandings.
It is sometimes safer than speaking.
It is often taken as agreement.

2 of 5
What negative aspect of community life does the novel reveal?

The emphasis it places on tradition
The power it puts in the hands of the young
The restrictions it puts on independence
The distrust it generates toward outsiders

3 of 5
Whom does racism affect in the novel?

The black characters
The white characters
The former slaves and their descendants
Everyone who lives within an inherently racist society.

4 of 5
What does Janie's hair represent?

Her youth and beauty
Her strength and individuality
Her arrogance and aloofness
Her ambition and recklessness

5 of 5
Which two symbols are opposed in the novel?

The hurricane and the pear tree
The porch and the pear tree
Janie's hair and the sunset
Janie's hair and the fishing net

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