Their Eyes Were Watching God Relationships

A relationship is a positive or negative connection with another person. In life, everyone will cross paths with another individual that is going to boost them or tear them down piece by piece. In the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neal Hurston, a woman is involved in three marriages that drastically change her heart and mind. The main character by the name of Janie Mae first marriage came about as a setup from her grandmother. She was married to a much older man named Logan Killicks. Janie despised every second of having to be forced to marry Logan. The relationship they shared was very distant and depressing. There was no love put into the relationship which is one thing Janie longed for. Janie even told her grandmother one morning, “I’d rather be shot with tacks than to turn over in the

However, Teacake was the exact opposite of her last two men, he was broke. The relationship that Tea Cake and Janie formed together was the exact thing she had been looking for. As her husband, he inspired her as a person, embedded her on a pedestal, and was responsible for whatever he could to make sure she was happy every day. The bond that they created is exactly what the author wanted us to comprehend. Love is not about who has the most money or property. Teacake and Janie develop a genuine relationship through their love for each other. In the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie experienced three very different relationships that remade her as an individual. The first relationship tore her dreams down. The second relationship belittled her and made her feel like she was worth nothing. But, the theme that the author wanted us to take away from the book is love cannot be bought. Janie’s last relationship was positive and loving with a man that was flat out broke. All of the relationships she formed with each of the men led her to the point where she realized what love really meant to