RTE-Introduction

Introduction The Task The Process The Due Dates Evaluation Resources Student P > __Their Eyes Were Watching God__ was first published in 1937, and did not immediately receive the recognition that it receives today. White readers were commending the novel, while black political writers felt that Hurston had not been harsh enough in her critique of the white treatment of blacks in the South. > In 1971, the book had been out of print for many years, but gained new interest and was republished in 1975. [|Alice Walker] (the author of [|The Color Purple]) was instrumental in bringing [|Their Eyes Were Watching God] back into print. She searched the South for Hurston's unmarked grave, and inscribed on it: "[|Zora Neale Hurston], A Genius of the South." > In Hurston's novel, the main character Janie, faces contraints from society, family, and even nature, on her path to self discovery. Everyone faces similar constraints and struggles in this life. It is worth analyzing familiar struggles as they appear to Janie, to ourselves and to the world, in order to make some discoveries of our own.