The Awakening And Their Eyes Were Watching God Character Analysis

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Characters are often times the driving force in novels as the reader makes a connection with them based on the author’s portrayal, thus the development of the character is pivotal for a successful novel. In The Awakening and Their Eyes Were Watching God, the main protagonists in each story were developed extensively as they were the main connection to the reader. Edna Pontellier and Janie Starks both can be characterized as being dynamic as they grow throughout their respective novels. The final product of this development is two profound characters that do not reveal all of themselves to the other characters in their story. Through third person perspectives and symbolism, Edna and Janie become interesting characters with thoughts that remain hidden throughout the two books.
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This is due to the nature of the court where you are obligated to tell the truth, doing so is up to the one giving the testimonial, in this case it is Janie. Page 187 reads, “She had to go way back to let them know how she and Tea Cake had been with one another so they could see she could never shoot Tea Cake out of malice” (Hurston). Obviously Janie told them her thoughts because she did not want to be labeled a murderer when she actually acted out of self-defense, but in the process she then had to reveal her thoughts.
Because of the sea, the mule and two authors’ decision to write in third person, Edna and Janie are created into interesting characters. However, interesting characters are not only defined by their hidden thoughts, but by the way in which their author develops them. The author’s choices in his or her story is what really creates that interesting quality in a character and due to the connection, provokes readers to keep coming back for more.
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