Humanities Homework Help

Read up to chapter nine in Their Eyes Were Watching God for this week’s reaction paper. Choose one of the following questions to answer:

(A)

Write a two page reaction paper analyzing the theme of love and marriage. What does Janie learn about love and marriage from Logan Killicks and Joe Stark? How are these two different? How are they the same?

(B) 

Write a two page reaction paper analyze the theme of patriarchy and violence toward women. In what ways does Hurston show dominance of men over women in Janie and Starks’ relationship and in the town in general? How does Janie conform to or diverge from oppressive attitudes toward women?