Their Eyes Were Watching God 2
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
is a novel about a Southern black woman and her
experiences through life. Janie, the main character, is
forced at a young age by her grandmother, into an
arranged marriage with a man named Logan. Janie is told
to learn to love Logan, but the love ....
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.... grandmother, leads her to believe
that love comes after marriage though love is secondary
to the security marriage provides. Nanny feels marriage
was simply for security and to start a family. “Taint
Logan Killicks Ah wants you to have baby, it’s
protection.”(pg. 14). Nanny says this to Janie before
her arranged marriage to Logan. Nanny wants Janie to be
financially set with her life before she dies and leaves
Janie to fend for herself. Nanny wants her to start ....
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Page count: 4 (approximately 250 words per page)
