Their Eyes Were Watching God Love Theme

Love is a Challenge The novel Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston “is a beautiful story. Huston’s emphasize an innocent African American young girl name Janie looking into the horizon to find true love. A dream of being happy with the man that she really wants to live her innocent life. Even though she married three times, there were minor similarities, but major difference between the three husbands that pull her to them. In the novel Their eyes were watching God Hurston start by writing about the main character Janie comes from burying the dead. (Hurston 1) Also, Janie tells her story to her best friend Pheoby about everything she went through while in search of true love. Hurston stated that Janie was raised by her grandmother,

Janie was married to three unlike husband wish all of them were not the same and but in one way or another help Janie to find her own needs and objectives in life. Hurston state that Janie was only sixteen when she married her first husband Logan Killicks. Janie’s grandmother tucks Janie in believing that love will come in time. Janie was not interested in Mr. Killicks. “an ain’t gointuh do it no mo’ Nanny. Please don’t ‘make me marry Mr. Killicks. She begs her grandmother not to marry her with Mr. Killicks but, her request was in vein Nanny did not listen to Janie. Janie spoke with disgust about Mr. Killicks when her grandmother mentions his name this is one of those not admired by Janie, his appearance did not call Janie’s attention and his huge age difference and because “He look like som ole skullhead inde grave yard.” (Hurston 13) Despite the fact that Janie didn’t wanted that marriage Hurston stated that Janie “finally out of Nanny’s talk and her own conjectures she made a sort of comfort for herself. Yes, she would love Logan after they were married.” (Hurston 21) Janie convinces with the story her grandmother told her give in to getting married to Mr. Killicks. The marriage was arranged and Janie and Logon got married in Nanny’s parlor. Janie was not receiving the love that a married couple would have but she did receive verbal and treats from her first husband.

That made her fell the apron tied around her waist. She untied it and flung it on a low bush beside the road and walked on, picking flowers and making bouquet”. Janie was releasing herself from the labor that Mr. Killicks had her on. She has set it off herself free, and preparing her marriage bouquet. Hurston continue in this same passage “After that she came to where Joe Starks was waiting for her with a hired rig.” Something she did not get in her first marriage. “He was very solemn and helped her to the seat beside him. With him on it, it sat like some high ruling chair. from now on until death she was going to have flower dust and springtime sprinkled over everything. A bee for her bloom. Her old thoughts were going to come in handy now, but new words would have to be made and said to fit them.” (Hurston 32) Now she felt something new was coming on her way. She did not felt so special when she married Mr. Killicks, but she did feel special when she leaves and married Joe Starks. Janie wasn’t force in this marriage, it was her own choice. Another admiral thing that Janie was attracted by Mr. Starks was material stuff he did give her. Like how Hurston writes in chapter five. “On the Train the next day Joe didn’t make many speeches with rhymes to her, but he bought her the best things the butcher had, like apples and a glass lantern full of candies. This act of Mr. Starks was similar to Mr. Killicks