"Some people could look at a mud puddle and see an ocean with ships."
-Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Dear Teachers,
When reading the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, the formalistic lens is important to acknowledge. The novel is about Janie, an African-American woman navigating the world in an attempt to gain her own independence and find true love. It is very clear once one begins reading that the novel is rich with symbolism, imagery, language, and a strong point of view. This website has been created as a manual to explain the formalistic lens, and apply it to the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God.
-Jaqui Hale, Jake Hernandez, Karthik Sharma
When reading the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, the formalistic lens is important to acknowledge. The novel is about Janie, an African-American woman navigating the world in an attempt to gain her own independence and find true love. It is very clear once one begins reading that the novel is rich with symbolism, imagery, language, and a strong point of view. This website has been created as a manual to explain the formalistic lens, and apply it to the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God.
-Jaqui Hale, Jake Hernandez, Karthik Sharma