http://hurston.learnerblogs.org Just another Learnerblogs.org weblog Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:41:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Section “I” of the afterword presents us with information on Hurston’s background.  Hurston had a specific style of writing.  Her writings in the African American vernacular have been studied throughout the country as models for many other people.  I found it interesting that Gates said Their Eyes Were Watching God ... http://hurston.learnerblogs.org/2005/11/30/afterword/ Chapter 19 starts off with Tea Cake being forced to bury the dead after the hurricane. I think it is terrible that they(blacks) had to do this. Especially because they had to pull out the white men so that they could be buried in a coffin. When reading this part, ... http://hurston.learnerblogs.org/2005/11/29/ending-chapters/ After finshing up the book, I was finally able to observe Janie's growth of character from the beginning to the end. Janie has not only found her voice and freedom but has grown strenght from her journey and is at peace with herself. In Janie's first two marriages she realized ... http://hurston.learnerblogs.org/2005/11/29/janies-journey-to-the-horizone-and-back/ While reading the ending of the novel, in chapter 19, right after the trial sequence some men were talking about the trial right outside where Janie was staying, they said, “Well, you know whut dey say ‘uh white man and uh nigger woman is de freest thing on earth.’ Dey ... http://hurston.learnerblogs.org/2005/11/29/quick-irony/ The key event that we can see in chapter 13 is the fact that Janie is getting married again.  She was not able to be herself in her first two marriages and hopefully the third time is the charm.  By this time, it is very evident that Janie would like ... http://hurston.learnerblogs.org/2005/11/28/ch-13-group-e/ I think this poem "November Cotton Flower" can connect to Janie's "American Dream" to love and, metaphorically, to be a pear tree.  The whole poem discusses nature during the winter, when really metaphorically speaking it is about the hardships the African Americans went through during slavery.  Janie's life is all hardships: ... http://hurston.learnerblogs.org/2005/11/28/november-cotton-flower-and-janie/              Chapter 17 is a very short chapter right before the climax of the entire story. Although it has a small amount of text, it is an important connecting device to the climax. When I read the first page of chapter 17, I was surprised that Tea Cake beat up ... http://hurston.learnerblogs.org/2005/11/27/janie%e2%80%99s-silence-in-early-chapter-17/ One thing that really stood out to me in Chapter 6 was Matt Bonner’s yellow mule.  I saw a huge connection between the mule and Janie’s situations.  First of all, it is interesting that Hurston chose to make it a yellow mule.  Yellow is usually a reference to light-skinned African-Americans ... http://hurston.learnerblogs.org/2005/11/27/the-yellow-mule-as-a-symbol/ While reading the poem "November Cotton Flower" by Jean Toomer, a question arises that we feel relates closely with the last scene in chapter 8. This question is: What might this sudden unexpected apperance of beauty symbolize? This question refers to the ... http://hurston.learnerblogs.org/2005/11/27/sudden-beauty-and-the-american-dream/ Something that has always boggled my mind is when someone is racist towards someone in their own race. A prime example of this is Mrs. Turner. She is a lighter skinned negro, and feels superior to any darker skin negro, and she is not afraid to hide her opinions. Mrs. Turner is ... http://hurston.learnerblogs.org/2005/11/26/racism-against-the-same-race-in-chapter-16/