Their Eyes Were Watching God SparkNotes Literature Guide

by SparkNotes, Zora Neale Hurston

Overview

SparkNotes Literature Guides:
Making the reading experience fun!
 
When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and paper writing.
 
Includes:

• An A+ Essay—an actual literary essay written about the Spark-ed book—to show students how a paper should be written.
• 16 pages devoted to writing a literary essay including: a glossary of literary terms
• Step-by-step tutoring on how to write a literary essay
• A feature on how not to plagiarize

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411469877
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	02/04/2014
Series:	SparkNotes Literature Guide Series , #60
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 6.40(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

	Context	1
	Plot Overview	5
	Character List	7
	Analysis of Major Characters	11
	Janie	11
	Tea Cake	12
	Jody Starks	13
	Themes, Motifs & Symbols	15
	Language: Speech and Silence	15
	Power and Conquest as Means to Fulfillment	16
	Love and Relationships Versus Independence	16
	Community	17
	Race and Racism	17
	The Folklore Quality of Religion	18
	Hair	19
	The Pear Tree and the Horizon	19
	The Hurricane	19
	Summary & Analysis	21
	Chapters 1-2	21
	Chapters 3-4	24
	Chapter 5	26
	Chapter 6	29
	Chapters 7-8	32
	Chapters 9-10	35
	Chapters 11-12	37
	Chapters 13-14	40
	Chapters 15-16	43
	Chapters 17-18	46
	Chapter 19	49
	Chapter 20	51
	Important Quotations Explained	55
	Key Facts	61
	Study Questions & Essay Topics	65
	Study Questions	65
	Suggested Essay Topics	68
	Review & Resources	69
	Quiz	69
	Suggestions for Further Reading	74

Editorial Reviews

Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; and a review quiz and essay topics. Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers.