Focus:       Select your topic!

1. Discuss  how socioeconomic affected the plot of the novel.
2. Discuss the image and  role of women in the novel
3. Discuss a historical significance of the novel.
4. Discuss the Christian imagery or the image of God in the novel.
5. Examine the beliefs and morals of the novel.
6. Discuss  one of the various themes (love, independence, identity, race, power)
7. Discuss the significance of various settings in the novel
8. Analyze one of the following characters. (Janie, Tea Cake, Jody Starks, Logan Killicks, Mrs. Turner, Nanny Crawford.)
9. Discuss the symbolism in the novel.

Link:             Connect to the information you need.

• Alabama Virtual Library:      Literature Resources from Gale
• eBook:      Modern Critical Interpretations: 
                       Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God (Updated Version) Atriuum:
  813.5 ZOR      Modern Critical Views: Zora Neale Hurston
  813.52 ZOR    Modern Critical Interpretations: 
                           Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God 
  RM. RES 813 ZOR  Modern Critical Interpretations: 
                                     Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God (Updated Version)   

Interpret/Input: 

Complete an analytical paper on the topic.  The topic are general. If there is a topic that you would like to write on, it must have the teacher’s approval before you begin. You must provide thorough analysis of your topic. Remember a statement without evidence is speculation. Use specific examples and direct quotations from the text and secondary sources to support your thesis. Exemplary papers use a combination of literary criticisms, the text, and historical research to provide adequate support for the paper. You will be required to have at least one non-internet source (books or AVL database) in addition to the text. 

• 2-3 typed pages
• MLA7 format parenthetical documentation and works citationsl
• Double Spaced
• Times New Roman font, 12 pt., 1 inch margins

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