Study Guide: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (SuperSummary)

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Widely celebrated as one of the most important works of 20th-century African American and American women’s literature, Their Eyes Were Watching God tells the story of Janie Crawford’s evolution from impressionable, idealistic girl to self-confident woman. By focusing the narrative on an African American woman’s quest for love, Hurston broke new ground, no small feat in the early-20th century.

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