Essays about: "Zora Neale Hurston"

Found 4 essays containing the words Zora Neale Hurston.

1. 1. Voice and Sites of Resistance : A Woman's Quest for Empowerment and Freedom through Voice in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Adelina Abazi; [2023]
   Keywords : There Eyes Were Watching God; Zora Neale Hurston; voice; subversive; empowerment; freedom; woman; authentic; self;

   Abstract : This essay analyzes the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God written by Zora Neale Hurston, 1937. The main focus is how the protagonist Janie uses her voice to subvert patriarchal oppression. In this essay my hypothesis is that she has a voice all along. However, it evolves due to her ability to engage in activities that are subversive to patriarchy. READ MORE

3. 2. Gender dichotomies and the feminine quest in Their Eyes Were Watching God

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för lärarutbildning (LUT)

   Author : Ljinda Krljesi; [2014]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This essay analyzes the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God written by Zora Neale Hurston. The main focus is on whether the protagonist Janie acquires independence and a voice of her own. READ MORE

4. 3. The Faces of Oppression : In Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Bluest Eye

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

   Author : Nathalie Starke; [2014]
   Keywords : English; Literature; Feminist; Gender; African American; Theory;

   Abstract : This essay examines the novels Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison with feminist and African Amerian theory. The focus is on opppression and I study the men's roles and functions, whether the male characters follow social structures, if patriarchy is something noticeable and how this affect the female characters. READ MORE

5. 4. The Strength of Separateness: A study of five women characters in five novels from two centuries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media; Lunds universitet/Litteraturvetenskap

   Author : Sofia Wahlstedt; [2012]
   Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the traditional role of women in society through looking at five novels about women by women. To establish what a woman’s traditional place is this thesis compares Coventry Patmore’s poem “The Angel in the House” to Virginia Woolf’s speech “Professions for Women. READ MORE