Mules and Women: Identify and Rebel — Janie’s Identity Quest in “Their Eyes Were Watching God”

The paper explores the signification of the mule image in Their Eyes Were Watching God, and analyzes its equivalence with the role of black women in the American society. In his work, Hurston drew the pictures of a whole bunch of women, which doesn't show a solo performance. In the paper, the a...

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Published inTheory and practice in language studies Vol. 4; no. 5; pp. 1053 - 1057
Main Author Wu, Hongzhi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Academy Publication Co., LTD 01.05.2014
Academy Publication Co., Ltd
Subjects
African American Community
African American literature
African American women
American literature
Animals
Community Relations
Eyes & eyesight
Family Income
Females
Feminism
Hurston, Zora Neale (1891-1960)
Males
Marriage
Mothers
Novels
Portrayals
Social aspects
Stereotypes
Women
United States
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Summary:The paper explores the signification of the mule image in Their Eyes Were Watching God, and analyzes its equivalence with the role of black women in the American society. In his work, Hurston drew the pictures of a whole bunch of women, which doesn't show a solo performance. In the paper, the author discussed the vivid picture of black community Hurston offered in "Their Eyes Were Watching God". Index Terms--Afro-American tradition, mule of the world, king's mule, black women, Janie
ISSN:1799-2591
2053-0692
DOI:10.4304/tpls.4.5.1053-1057