The Aint-half-bad Tea Cake in Their Eyes Were Watching God

The Aint-half-bad Tea Cake in Their Eyes Were Watching God Hurston did not design her novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God with the intent of creating a protagonist figure in Tea Cake Woods. Hurston’s characters just naturally fit into the roles and personalities that African American women have been socialized to expect and accept from black men. The good over the bad; turn the other cheek; dont let it get you down. Forever taught that the road aint gonna be easy and that a aint-half-bad man is better than no man, African American women have been instilled with the belief that abuse, bitterness, and sadness can be ignored if there is something else to focus that energy on. In Janies case, we are moved to accept Tea Cake,†¦show more content†¦There is still a chance with Killicks that somewhere on his land we will find our peach blossoms. Once again, Nannys guiding voice informs, Dats de very prong all us black women gits hung on. Dis love! Dats just whuts got us uh pullin and uh haulin and sweatin and doin from cant see in d e mornin till cant see at night. (22) Somewhere within the reader, one factor subconsciously prepares the stage for Tea Cakes entrance: there is a dream deferred; a fantasy of a man who will touch us on the inside and warm us on the outside. The personal goal is superseded by the social goal which Nanny attempts to impress upon Janie, yet, the personal goal is still within--pulsating, waiting to be born. It is this pulsating, prenatal dream which prevents the readers acceptance of Killicks. Despite the fact that he seems to embody all which that voice has told us we need, the reader cannot embrace him as the end of Janies romantic journey. In our world, where our dreams are the norm, Killicks is set up as the other who will not garner our love and merely serves to distract Janie from her rightful path. With this adolescent frame of mind, the reader enters Janies relationship with Killicks fully aware of his temporary status, eager to dismiss him as a necessary mountain over which Janie must climb in order to reach theShow MoreRelatedTheir Eyes Were Watching God- Janies Self Realization2063 Words   |  9 PagesTheir Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, was a unique individual; as a half-white, half-black girl growing up in Florida in the early 1930s, a lifetime of trials and search for understanding was set for her from the start. As the main character she sought to finall y find herself, true love, and have a meaningful life. Growing up, in itself, provides a perfect opportunity for finding that essential state of self-realization and ideal comfort. Michael G. Cooke reviews Their Eyes Were WatchingRead MoreHurston Both Pack Quite A Punch. Each Of The Stories Have2054 Words   |  9 Pagesprotagonist Bigger Thomas are not even revealed for their worth. What Wright is trying to do, rather, is not only critiquing obviously racist whites, but also whites that are seemingly more liberal and supporting of Blacks. Meanwhile, Their Eyes Were Watching God is a book that largely focuses on the personal life of the protagonist Janie and how she grows into a strong, expressive woman. However, contrary to popular belief, the book also does focus on how white supremacy negatively affects BlacksRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesSelf-Assessment Library H ow Creative Am I? 190 Point/Counterpoint Checklists Lead to Better Decisions 191 CONTENTS xi Questions for Review 192 Experiential Exercise Biases in Decision Making 193 Ethical Dilemma Do Unethical Decisions Come from Bad Character? 193 Case Incident 1 Computerized Decision Making 194 Case Incident 2 Predictions That Didn’t Quite Pan Out 195 7 Motivation Concepts 201 Defining Motivation 202 Early Theories of Motivation 203 Hierarchy of Needs Theory 203 †¢