their eyes were watching god

Zora Neale Hurston\'s novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, takes place during the Harlem Renaissance; which was a time for black artists to try and obtain their dreams. It was a time for everyone to make an attempt at achieving their own versions of the American Dream. The novel takes place in the 1920\'s in the town of Eatonville, Florida. Blacks and whites were still segregated but despite color, people still had dreams of …

…terribly and although she knew she deserved better, she had to actually find a reason to move on. When Tea Cake came she instantly was in love and he let her do pretty much whatever she wanted. She felt free, like no one was holding her down. He treated her like a human not a possession. With all the stressful situations Janie encountered, she lived through them in order to achieve her own American Dream.