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In Zora Neal Hurston’s romantic novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, two settings are contrasted to reinforce the authors theme of a search for true love. The setting of Eatonville, FL, where Janie experiences life as the mayor’s wife, is contrasted with the Florida Everglades (“the muck”), where Janie lives with Tea Cake where she lives a less repressive lifestyle.
Huston describes Eatonville as a place that is not beneficial to an independent woman like Janie. Janie Starks, the wife of the mayor, is sentenced to spend her life at Eatonville as a worker in the town store, hair tied up and silent. ... Joe Stark’s masculine and domineering nature adds to the tone of Eatonville. ... To the reader, Eatonville represents all that is repressive in life. ...
Contrasted with Eatonville is the Everglades or the “muck”. The muck is where Janie can be free. ... The muck is where Janie lives with Tea Cake, her true love, her “bee”. ... The muck symbolizes freedom and relief from oppression that was experienced by Janie in Eatonville. ... Then contrast in the setting is similar to one between good and evil. ... ” A sense of restraint is present in this setting and this related to the novel as a whole due to the fact that this is the epitome of unhappiness for Janie.
Approximate Word count = 986
Approximate Pages = 3.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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