Nature of Living Essay
Words: 516 Pages: 2 3896"In Zora Neale Hurston’s, Their Eyes Were Watching God, nature is used as both a plot device and a metaphor. The changes of seasons, weather, and time of day hold a significant metaphorical purpose in the novel. Hurston uses the pear tree, the horizon, the lake, and the hurricane to represent the different aspects of Janie’s life as she becomes a woman and begins new relationships.. Hurston uses the pear tree as a symbol of Janie's womanhood. Hurston writes, “...ever […]