Their Eyes Were Watching God is written by Zora Neale Hurston, an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Being her representative work, the novel depicts stories of the heroine Janie. It is generally believed tha...Their Eyes Were Watching God is written by Zora Neale Hurston, an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Being her representative work, the novel depicts stories of the heroine Janie. It is generally believed that this novel indicates how African American women get their identity. However, in this paper, efforts are made to analyze the incompleteness of Janie's self based on a close reading. By using theories related with feminism, this paper argues that Janie's lack of self-awareness and her compromises in three marriages contribute to the incompleteness of her self. Besides, her voice has been neglected throughout the novel.展开更多
Hurston's work Their Eyes Were Watching God receives much attention and has been analyzed from different angles.This paper tries to explore the double consciousness in it to shown how the blacks can survive under ...Hurston's work Their Eyes Were Watching God receives much attention and has been analyzed from different angles.This paper tries to explore the double consciousness in it to shown how the blacks can survive under the influence of double con?sciousness.展开更多
Zora Neale Hurston is an African-American novelist, anthropologist. Her famous novel Their Eyes Were Watching God to some extent reflects the pursuit of self-actualization of the female protagonist Janie. The psycholo...Zora Neale Hurston is an African-American novelist, anthropologist. Her famous novel Their Eyes Were Watching God to some extent reflects the pursuit of self-actualization of the female protagonist Janie. The psychological term Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is implemented in this study to help to analyze the process of Janie's self-actualization, which illustrates how Janie realized self-fulfillment and appreciated the intrinsic worth of her surroundings and to experience the world deeply through marriages to three different men.展开更多
文摘Their Eyes Were Watching God is written by Zora Neale Hurston, an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Being her representative work, the novel depicts stories of the heroine Janie. It is generally believed that this novel indicates how African American women get their identity. However, in this paper, efforts are made to analyze the incompleteness of Janie's self based on a close reading. By using theories related with feminism, this paper argues that Janie's lack of self-awareness and her compromises in three marriages contribute to the incompleteness of her self. Besides, her voice has been neglected throughout the novel.
文摘Hurston's work Their Eyes Were Watching God receives much attention and has been analyzed from different angles.This paper tries to explore the double consciousness in it to shown how the blacks can survive under the influence of double con?sciousness.
文摘Zora Neale Hurston is an African-American novelist, anthropologist. Her famous novel Their Eyes Were Watching God to some extent reflects the pursuit of self-actualization of the female protagonist Janie. The psychological term Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is implemented in this study to help to analyze the process of Janie's self-actualization, which illustrates how Janie realized self-fulfillment and appreciated the intrinsic worth of her surroundings and to experience the world deeply through marriages to three different men.
